Home / 77,356.61-116,035.01-21,197.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,356.61, 116,035.01 and 21,197.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,356.61, 116,035.01 and 21,197.21 is: 31,795.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,356.61 : 116,035.01 = 21,197.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,356.61/116,035.01 = 21,197.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,356.61x = 116,035.01 × 21,197.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,356.61x = 2,459,618,737.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,459,618,737.91/77,356.61
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,795.85

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.