Home / 84,666.74-116,843.90-48,371.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,666.74, 116,843.90 and 48,371.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,666.74, 116,843.90 and 48,371.36 is: 66,754.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,666.74 : 116,843.90 = 48,371.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,666.74/116,843.90 = 48,371.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,666.74x = 116,843.90 × 48,371.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,666.74x = 5,651,897,524.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,651,897,524.63/84,666.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,754.64

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.