Home / 87,478.22-130,534.84-78,053.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,478.22, 130,534.84 and 78,053.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,478.22, 130,534.84 and 78,053.48 is: 116,471.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,478.22 : 130,534.84 = 78,053.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,478.22/130,534.84 = 78,053.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,478.22x = 130,534.84 × 78,053.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,478.22x = 10,188,698,523.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,188,698,523.24/87,478.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,471.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.