Home / 78,384.40-117,576.60-47,203.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,384.40, 117,576.60 and 47,203.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,384.40, 117,576.60 and 47,203.60 is: 70,805.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,384.40 : 117,576.60 = 47,203.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,384.40/117,576.60 = 47,203.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,384.40x = 117,576.60 × 47,203.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,384.40x = 5,550,038,795.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,550,038,795.76/78,384.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,805.40

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.