Home / 77,260.76-115,943.07-27,340.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,260.76, 115,943.07 and 27,340.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,260.76, 115,943.07 and 27,340.65 is: 41,029.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,260.76 : 115,943.07 = 27,340.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,260.76/115,943.07 = 27,340.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,260.76x = 115,943.07 × 27,340.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,260.76x = 3,169,958,896.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,169,958,896.80/77,260.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,029.35

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.