Home / 84,088.24-116,040.36-45,848.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,088.24, 116,040.36 and 45,848.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,088.24, 116,040.36 and 45,848.20 is: 63,269.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,088.24 : 116,040.36 = 45,848.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,088.24/116,040.36 = 45,848.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,088.24x = 116,040.36 × 45,848.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,088.24x = 5,320,241,633.35
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,320,241,633.35/84,088.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,269.75

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.