Home / 85,525.60-127,942.80-73,967.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,525.60, 127,942.80 and 73,967.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,525.60, 127,942.80 and 73,967.20 is: 110,651.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,525.60 : 127,942.80 = 73,967.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,525.60/127,942.80 = 73,967.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,525.60x = 127,942.80 × 73,967.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,525.60x = 9,463,570,676.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,463,570,676.16/85,525.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,651.91

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.