Home / 78,823.60-118,235.40-78,823.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,823.60, 118,235.40 and 78,823.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,823.60, 118,235.40 and 78,823.60 is: 118,235.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,823.60 : 118,235.40 = 78,823.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,823.60/118,235.40 = 78,823.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,823.60x = 118,235.40 × 78,823.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,823.60x = 9,319,739,875.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,319,739,875.44/78,823.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,235.40

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.