Home / 76,288.44-114,464.25-41,186.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,288.44, 114,464.25 and 41,186.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,288.44, 114,464.25 and 41,186.82 is: 61,797.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,288.44 : 114,464.25 = 41,186.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,288.44/114,464.25 = 41,186.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,288.44x = 114,464.25 × 41,186.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,288.44x = 4,714,418,461.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,714,418,461.19/76,288.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,797.28

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.