Home / 81,264.40-121,847.40-53,150.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,264.40, 121,847.40 and 53,150.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,264.40, 121,847.40 and 53,150.52 is: 79,693.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,264.40 : 121,847.40 = 53,150.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,264.40/121,847.40 = 53,150.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,264.40x = 121,847.40 × 53,150.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,264.40x = 6,476,252,670.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,476,252,670.65/81,264.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,693.60

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.