Home / 76,133.80-114,200.70-20,729.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,133.80, 114,200.70 and 20,729.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,133.80, 114,200.70 and 20,729.80 is: 31,094.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,133.80 : 114,200.70 = 20,729.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,133.80/114,200.70 = 20,729.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,133.80x = 114,200.70 × 20,729.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,133.80x = 2,367,357,670.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,367,357,670.86/76,133.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,094.70

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.