Home / 85,503.40-128,408.70-82,738.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,503.40, 128,408.70 and 82,738.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,503.40, 128,408.70 and 82,738.60 is: 124,256.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,503.40 : 128,408.70 = 82,738.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,503.40/128,408.70 = 82,738.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,503.40x = 128,408.70 × 82,738.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,503.40x = 10,624,356,065.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,624,356,065.82/85,503.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,256.53

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.