Home / 78,870.06-108,840.93-50,575.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,870.06, 108,840.93 and 50,575.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,870.06, 108,840.93 and 50,575.86 is: 69,794.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,870.06 : 108,840.93 = 50,575.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,870.06/108,840.93 = 50,575.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,870.06x = 108,840.93 × 50,575.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,870.06x = 5,504,723,637.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,504,723,637.95/78,870.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,794.85

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.