Home / 80,337.40-120,635.70-60,638.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 80,337.40, 120,635.70 and 60,638.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 80,337.40, 120,635.70 and 60,638.20 is: 91,055.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    80,337.40 : 120,635.70 = 60,638.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    80,337.40/120,635.70 = 60,638.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    80,337.40x = 120,635.70 × 60,638.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    80,337.40x = 7,315,131,703.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,315,131,703.74/80,337.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,055.12

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.