Home / 76,105.80-114,165.90-20,701.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,105.80, 114,165.90 and 20,701.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,105.80, 114,165.90 and 20,701.80 is: 31,054.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,105.80 : 114,165.90 = 20,701.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,105.80/114,165.90 = 20,701.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,105.80x = 114,165.90 × 20,701.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,105.80x = 2,363,439,628.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,363,439,628.62/76,105.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,054.66

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.