Home / 77,844.48-116,767.36-33,468.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,844.48, 116,767.36 and 33,468.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,844.48, 116,767.36 and 33,468.16 is: 50,202.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,844.48 : 116,767.36 = 33,468.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,844.48/116,767.36 = 33,468.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,844.48x = 116,767.36 × 33,468.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,844.48x = 3,907,988,687.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,907,988,687.26/77,844.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,202.52

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.