Home / 84,427.02-126,603.60-40,066.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,427.02, 126,603.60 and 40,066.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,427.02, 126,603.60 and 40,066.43 is: 60,082.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,427.02 : 126,603.60 = 40,066.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,427.02/126,603.60 = 40,066.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,427.02x = 126,603.60 × 40,066.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,427.02x = 5,072,554,277.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,072,554,277.15/84,427.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,082.12

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.