Home / 76,708.76-114,896.54-37,182.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,708.76, 114,896.54 and 37,182.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,708.76, 114,896.54 and 37,182.92 is: 55,693.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,708.76 : 114,896.54 = 37,182.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,708.76/114,896.54 = 37,182.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,708.76x = 114,896.54 × 37,182.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,708.76x = 4,272,188,855.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,272,188,855.10/76,708.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,693.62

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.