Home / 85,024.10-127,532.10-28,858.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,024.10, 127,532.10 and 28,858.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,024.10, 127,532.10 and 28,858.70 is: 43,286.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,024.10 : 127,532.10 = 28,858.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,024.10/127,532.10 = 28,858.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,024.10x = 127,532.10 × 28,858.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,024.10x = 3,680,410,614.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,680,410,614.27/85,024.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,286.68

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.