Home / 127,432.50-175,857.06-70,843.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 127,432.50, 175,857.06 and 70,843.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 127,432.50, 175,857.06 and 70,843.88 is: 97,764.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    127,432.50 : 175,857.06 = 70,843.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    127,432.50/175,857.06 = 70,843.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    127,432.50x = 175,857.06 × 70,843.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    127,432.50x = 12,458,395,576.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,458,395,576.51/127,432.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,764.66

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.