Home / 76,201.28-114,302.52-23,610.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,201.28, 114,302.52 and 23,610.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,201.28, 114,302.52 and 23,610.44 is: 35,415.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,201.28 : 114,302.52 = 23,610.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,201.28/114,302.52 = 23,610.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,201.28x = 114,302.52 × 23,610.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,201.28x = 2,698,732,790.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,698,732,790.31/76,201.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,415.85

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.