Home / 76,796.55-105,966.39-42,797.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,796.55, 105,966.39 and 42,797.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,796.55, 105,966.39 and 42,797.59 is: 59,053.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,796.55 : 105,966.39 = 42,797.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,796.55/105,966.39 = 42,797.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,796.55x = 105,966.39 × 42,797.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,796.55x = 4,535,106,113.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,535,106,113.00/76,796.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,053.51

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.