Home / 78,822.40-118,204.80-26,233.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,822.40, 118,204.80 and 26,233.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,822.40, 118,204.80 and 26,233.60 is: 39,340.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,822.40 : 118,204.80 = 26,233.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,822.40/118,204.80 = 26,233.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,822.40x = 118,204.80 × 26,233.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,822.40x = 3,100,937,441.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,100,937,441.28/78,822.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,340.81

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.