Home / 76,136.46-114,204.72-23,544.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,136.46, 114,204.72 and 23,544.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,136.46, 114,204.72 and 23,544.78 is: 35,317.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,136.46 : 114,204.72 = 23,544.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,136.46/114,204.72 = 23,544.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,136.46x = 114,204.72 × 23,544.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,136.46x = 2,688,925,007.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,688,925,007.36/76,136.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,317.18

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.