Home / 77,549.32-116,381.94-30,171.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,549.32, 116,381.94 and 30,171.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,549.32, 116,381.94 and 30,171.88 is: 45,280.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,549.32 : 116,381.94 = 30,171.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,549.32/116,381.94 = 30,171.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,549.32x = 116,381.94 × 30,171.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,549.32x = 3,511,461,927.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,511,461,927.85/77,549.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,280.37

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.