Home / 77,337.28-115,981.20-24,734.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,337.28, 115,981.20 and 24,734.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,337.28, 115,981.20 and 24,734.26 is: 37,093.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,337.28 : 115,981.20 = 24,734.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,337.28/115,981.20 = 24,734.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,337.28x = 115,981.20 × 24,734.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,337.28x = 2,868,709,155.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,868,709,155.91/77,337.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,093.48

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.