Home / 77,000.60-115,587.30-59,547.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,000.60, 115,587.30 and 59,547.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,000.60, 115,587.30 and 59,547.80 is: 89,388.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,000.60 : 115,587.30 = 59,547.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,000.60/115,587.30 = 59,547.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,000.60x = 115,587.30 × 59,547.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,000.60x = 6,882,969,422.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,882,969,422.94/77,000.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,388.52

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.