Home / 78,812.30-118,218.45-78,812.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,812.30, 118,218.45 and 78,812.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,812.30, 118,218.45 and 78,812.30 is: 118,218.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,812.30 : 118,218.45 = 78,812.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,812.30/118,218.45 = 78,812.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,812.30x = 118,218.45 × 78,812.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,812.30x = 9,317,067,946.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,317,067,946.94/78,812.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,218.45

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.