Home / 117,593.80-176,390.70-78,022.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,593.80, 176,390.70 and 78,022.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,593.80, 176,390.70 and 78,022.60 is: 117,033.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,593.80 : 176,390.70 = 78,022.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,593.80/176,390.70 = 78,022.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,593.80x = 176,390.70 × 78,022.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,593.80x = 13,762,461,029.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,762,461,029.82/117,593.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,033.90

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.