Home / 77,983.52-116,985-25,378.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 77,983.52, 116,985 and 25,378.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 77,983.52, 116,985 and 25,378.88 is: 38,071.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,983.52 : 116,985 = 25,378.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,983.52/116,985 = 25,378.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,983.52x = 116,985 × 25,378.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,983.52x = 2,968,948,276.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,968,948,276.80/77,983.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,071.48

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.