Home / 78,123.33-107,810.15-42,313.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,123.33, 107,810.15 and 42,313.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,123.33, 107,810.15 and 42,313.33 is: 58,392.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,123.33 : 107,810.15 = 42,313.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,123.33/107,810.15 = 42,313.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,123.33x = 107,810.15 × 42,313.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,123.33x = 4,561,806,454.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,561,806,454.30/78,123.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,392.37

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.