Home / 77,573.92-116,344.54-35,442.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,573.92, 116,344.54 and 35,442.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,573.92, 116,344.54 and 35,442.04 is: 53,155.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,573.92 : 116,344.54 = 35,442.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,573.92/116,344.54 = 35,442.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,573.92x = 116,344.54 × 35,442.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,573.92x = 4,123,487,081.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,123,487,081.53/77,573.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,155.59

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.