Home / 78,374.20-117,561.30-66,564.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,374.20, 117,561.30 and 66,564.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,374.20, 117,561.30 and 66,564.40 is: 99,846.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,374.20 : 117,561.30 = 66,564.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,374.20/117,561.30 = 66,564.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,374.20x = 117,561.30 × 66,564.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,374.20x = 7,825,397,397.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,825,397,397.72/78,374.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 99,846.60

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.