Home / 78,540.76-108,380.10-44,549.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,540.76, 108,380.10 and 44,549.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,540.76, 108,380.10 and 44,549.56 is: 61,474.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,540.76 : 108,380.10 = 44,549.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,540.76/108,380.10 = 44,549.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,540.76x = 108,380.10 × 44,549.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,540.76x = 4,828,285,767.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,828,285,767.76/78,540.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,474.91

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.