Home / 78,812.60-118,218.90-32,041.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,812.60, 118,218.90 and 32,041.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,812.60, 118,218.90 and 32,041.40 is: 48,062.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,812.60 : 118,218.90 = 32,041.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,812.60/118,218.90 = 32,041.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,812.60x = 118,218.90 × 32,041.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,812.60x = 3,787,899,062.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,787,899,062.46/78,812.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,062.10

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.