Home / 78,616.40-117,924.60-52,372.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,616.40, 117,924.60 and 52,372.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,616.40, 117,924.60 and 52,372.40 is: 78,558.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,616.40 : 117,924.60 = 52,372.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,616.40/117,924.60 = 52,372.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,616.40x = 117,924.60 × 52,372.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,616.40x = 6,175,994,321.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,175,994,321.04/78,616.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,558.60

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.