Home / 78,686.09-118,064.01-41,237.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,686.09, 118,064.01 and 41,237.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,686.09, 118,064.01 and 41,237.25 is: 61,874.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,686.09 : 118,064.01 = 41,237.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,686.09/118,064.01 = 41,237.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,686.09x = 118,064.01 × 41,237.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,686.09x = 4,868,635,096.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,868,635,096.37/78,686.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,874.16

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.