Home / 78,448.92-117,723.42-28,524.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,448.92, 117,723.42 and 28,524.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,448.92, 117,723.42 and 28,524.23 is: 42,804.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,448.92 : 117,723.42 = 28,524.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,448.92/117,723.42 = 28,524.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,448.92x = 117,723.42 × 28,524.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,448.92x = 3,357,969,908.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,357,969,908.47/78,448.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,804.54

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.