Home / 77,236.37-115,714.68-64,836.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,236.37, 115,714.68 and 64,836.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,236.37, 115,714.68 and 64,836.08 is: 97,136.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,236.37 : 115,714.68 = 64,836.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,236.37/115,714.68 = 64,836.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,236.37x = 115,714.68 × 64,836.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,236.37x = 7,502,485,861.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,502,485,861.88/77,236.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,136.70

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.