Home / 76,593.66-114,905.07-23,989.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,593.66, 114,905.07 and 23,989.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,593.66, 114,905.07 and 23,989.02 is: 35,988.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,593.66 : 114,905.07 = 23,989.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,593.66/114,905.07 = 23,989.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,593.66x = 114,905.07 × 23,989.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,593.66x = 2,756,460,022.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,756,460,022.33/76,593.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,988.10

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.