Home / 84,087.18-126,117.81-37,331.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,087.18, 126,117.81 and 37,331.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,087.18, 126,117.81 and 37,331.82 is: 55,991.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,087.18 : 126,117.81 = 37,331.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,087.18/126,117.81 = 37,331.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,087.18x = 126,117.81 × 37,331.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,087.18x = 4,708,207,381.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,708,207,381.71/84,087.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,991.98

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.