Home / 85,000.10-127,496.10-28,834.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,000.10, 127,496.10 and 28,834.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,000.10, 127,496.10 and 28,834.70 is: 43,250.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,000.10 : 127,496.10 = 28,834.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,000.10/127,496.10 = 28,834.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,000.10x = 127,496.10 × 28,834.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,000.10x = 3,676,311,794.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,676,311,794.67/85,000.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,250.68

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.