Home / 77,348.40-115,763.40-68,017.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,348.40, 115,763.40 and 68,017.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,348.40, 115,763.40 and 68,017.20 is: 101,797.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,348.40 : 115,763.40 = 68,017.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,348.40/115,763.40 = 68,017.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,348.40x = 115,763.40 × 68,017.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,348.40x = 7,873,902,330.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,873,902,330.48/77,348.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,797.87

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.