Home / 77,062.60-115,604.70-24,466.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,062.60, 115,604.70 and 24,466.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,062.60, 115,604.70 and 24,466.60 is: 36,703.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,062.60 : 115,604.70 = 24,466.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,062.60/115,604.70 = 24,466.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,062.60x = 115,604.70 × 24,466.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,062.60x = 2,828,453,953.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,828,453,953.02/77,062.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,703.33

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.