Home / 76,183-105,132.54-42,649.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,183, 105,132.54 and 42,649.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,183, 105,132.54 and 42,649.24 is: 58,855.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,183 : 105,132.54 = 42,649.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,183/105,132.54 = 42,649.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,183x = 105,132.54 × 42,649.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,183x = 4,483,822,930.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,483,822,930.27/76,183
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,855.95

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.