Home / 77,929.60-107,544-44,394.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,929.60, 107,544 and 44,394.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,929.60, 107,544 and 44,394.88 is: 61,265.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,929.60 : 107,544 = 44,394.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,929.60/107,544 = 44,394.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,929.60x = 107,544 × 44,394.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,929.60x = 4,774,402,974.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,774,402,974.72/77,929.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,265.59

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.