Home / 76,809.80-115,287.60-47,285.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,809.80, 115,287.60 and 47,285.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,809.80, 115,287.60 and 47,285.30 is: 70,972.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,809.80 : 115,287.60 = 47,285.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,809.80/115,287.60 = 47,285.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,809.80x = 115,287.60 × 47,285.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,809.80x = 5,451,408,752.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,451,408,752.28/76,809.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,972.83

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.