Home / 78,849.56-108,812.50-50,555.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,849.56, 108,812.50 and 50,555.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,849.56, 108,812.50 and 50,555.25 is: 69,766.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,849.56 : 108,812.50 = 50,555.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,849.56/108,812.50 = 50,555.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,849.56x = 108,812.50 × 50,555.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,849.56x = 5,501,043,014.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,501,043,014.24/78,849.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,766.31

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.