Home / 78,116.96-107,800.80-42,306.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,116.96, 107,800.80 and 42,306.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,116.96, 107,800.80 and 42,306.86 is: 58,383.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,116.96 : 107,800.80 = 42,306.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,116.96/107,800.80 = 42,306.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,116.96x = 107,800.80 × 42,306.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,116.96x = 4,560,713,353.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,560,713,353.49/78,116.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,383.14

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.