Home / 76,906.06-115,324.38-32,509.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 76,906.06, 115,324.38 and 32,509.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 76,906.06, 115,324.38 and 32,509.96 is: 48,750.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    76,906.06 : 115,324.38 = 32,509.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    76,906.06/115,324.38 = 32,509.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    76,906.06x = 115,324.38 × 32,509.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    76,906.06x = 3,749,190,980.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,749,190,980.82/76,906.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,750.27

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.