Home / 84,816.84-116,970.84-52,988.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,816.84, 116,970.84 and 52,988.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,816.84, 116,970.84 and 52,988.88 is: 73,076.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,816.84 : 116,970.84 = 52,988.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,816.84/116,970.84 = 52,988.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,816.84x = 116,970.84 × 52,988.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,816.84x = 6,198,153,804.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,198,153,804.26/84,816.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,076.92

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.