Home / 76,418.40-114,530.40-36,890.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,418.40, 114,530.40 and 36,890.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,418.40, 114,530.40 and 36,890.40 is: 55,288.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,418.40 : 114,530.40 = 36,890.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,418.40/114,530.40 = 36,890.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,418.40x = 114,530.40 × 36,890.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,418.40x = 4,225,072,268.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,225,072,268.16/76,418.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,288.68

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.