Home / 76,769.19-115,130.55-26,839.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,769.19, 115,130.55 and 26,839.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,769.19, 115,130.55 and 26,839.98 is: 40,251.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,769.19 : 115,130.55 = 26,839.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,769.19/115,130.55 = 26,839.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,769.19x = 115,130.55 × 26,839.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,769.19x = 3,090,101,659.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,090,101,659.39/76,769.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,251.85

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.