Home / 78,177.96-117,242.64-25,575.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,177.96, 117,242.64 and 25,575.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,177.96, 117,242.64 and 25,575.75 is: 38,355.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,177.96 : 117,242.64 = 25,575.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,177.96/117,242.64 = 25,575.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,177.96x = 117,242.64 × 25,575.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,177.96x = 2,998,568,449.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,998,568,449.98/78,177.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,355.68

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.