Home / 77,862.84-116,720.37-25,235.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,862.84, 116,720.37 and 25,235.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,862.84, 116,720.37 and 25,235.34 is: 37,829.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,862.84 : 116,720.37 = 25,235.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,862.84/116,720.37 = 25,235.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,862.84x = 116,720.37 × 25,235.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,862.84x = 2,945,478,221.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,945,478,221.88/77,862.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,829.06

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.