Home / 84,699.20-116,883.15-52,425.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,699.20, 116,883.15 and 52,425.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,699.20, 116,883.15 and 52,425.26 is: 72,345.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,699.20 : 116,883.15 = 52,425.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,699.20/116,883.15 = 52,425.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,699.20x = 116,883.15 × 52,425.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,699.20x = 6,127,629,480.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,127,629,480.56/84,699.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,345.78

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.