Home / 78,943.30-108,938.55-43,134.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,943.30, 108,938.55 and 43,134.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,943.30, 108,938.55 and 43,134.55 is: 59,523.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,943.30 : 108,938.55 = 43,134.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,943.30/108,938.55 = 43,134.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,943.30x = 108,938.55 × 43,134.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,943.30x = 4,699,014,571.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,699,014,571.54/78,943.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,523.92

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.