Home / 77,181.11-115,770.45-24,590.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,181.11, 115,770.45 and 24,590.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,181.11, 115,770.45 and 24,590.24 is: 36,884.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,181.11 : 115,770.45 = 24,590.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,181.11/115,770.45 = 24,590.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,181.11x = 115,770.45 × 24,590.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,181.11x = 2,846,823,150.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,846,823,150.41/77,181.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,884.97

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.