Home / 77,873.82-107,433.63-57,504.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,873.82, 107,433.63 and 57,504.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,873.82, 107,433.63 and 57,504.66 is: 79,332.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,873.82 : 107,433.63 = 57,504.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,873.82/107,433.63 = 57,504.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,873.82x = 107,433.63 × 57,504.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,873.82x = 6,177,934,365.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,177,934,365.72/77,873.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,332.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.