Home / 76,104.94-114,158.17-33,987.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,104.94, 114,158.17 and 33,987.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,104.94, 114,158.17 and 33,987.16 is: 50,981.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,104.94 : 114,158.17 = 33,987.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,104.94/114,158.17 = 33,987.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,104.94x = 114,158.17 × 33,987.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,104.94x = 3,879,911,989.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,879,911,989.10/76,104.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,981.08

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.