Home / 236,365.67-354,551.58-78,594.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 236,365.67, 354,551.58 and 78,594.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 236,365.67, 354,551.58 and 78,594.12 is: 117,892.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,365.67 : 354,551.58 = 78,594.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,365.67/354,551.58 = 78,594.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,365.67x = 354,551.58 × 78,594.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,365.67x = 27,865,669,424.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,865,669,424.71/236,365.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,892.20

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.