Home / 78,859.20-118,288.80-23,455.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,859.20, 118,288.80 and 23,455.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,859.20, 118,288.80 and 23,455.20 is: 35,182.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,859.20 : 118,288.80 = 23,455.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,859.20/118,288.80 = 23,455.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,859.20x = 118,288.80 × 23,455.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,859.20x = 2,774,487,461.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,774,487,461.76/78,859.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,182.80

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.