Home / 84,563.39-126,871.52-50,866.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,563.39, 126,871.52 and 50,866.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,563.39, 126,871.52 and 50,866.18 is: 76,315.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,563.39 : 126,871.52 = 50,866.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,563.39/126,871.52 = 50,866.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,563.39x = 126,871.52 × 50,866.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,563.39x = 6,453,469,001.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,453,469,001.68/84,563.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,315.16

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.