Home / 77,924.48-116,860.20-25,320.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,924.48, 116,860.20 and 25,320.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,924.48, 116,860.20 and 25,320.92 is: 37,972.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,924.48 : 116,860.20 = 25,320.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,924.48/116,860.20 = 25,320.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,924.48x = 116,860.20 × 25,320.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,924.48x = 2,959,007,775.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,959,007,775.38/77,924.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,972.76

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.