Home / 78,933.60-118,296.72-37,392.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,933.60, 118,296.72 and 37,392.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,933.60, 118,296.72 and 37,392.48 is: 56,039.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,933.60 : 118,296.72 = 37,392.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,933.60/118,296.72 = 37,392.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,933.60x = 118,296.72 × 37,392.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,933.60x = 4,423,407,736.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,423,407,736.67/78,933.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,039.60

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.