Home / 82,428.57-123,450.57-60,186.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,428.57, 123,450.57 and 60,186.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,428.57, 123,450.57 and 60,186.78 is: 90,139.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,428.57 : 123,450.57 = 60,186.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,428.57/123,450.57 = 60,186.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,428.57x = 123,450.57 × 60,186.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,428.57x = 7,430,092,297.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,430,092,297.46/82,428.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90,139.77

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.