Home / 75,912.24-113,868.49-23,321.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,912.24, 113,868.49 and 23,321.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,912.24, 113,868.49 and 23,321.37 is: 34,982.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,912.24 : 113,868.49 = 23,321.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,912.24/113,868.49 = 23,321.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,912.24x = 113,868.49 × 23,321.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,912.24x = 2,655,569,186.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,655,569,186.63/75,912.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,982.09

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.