Home / 85,627.77-118,163.40-47,388.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,627.77, 118,163.40 and 47,388.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,627.77, 118,163.40 and 47,388.93 is: 65,395.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,627.77 : 118,163.40 = 47,388.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,627.77/118,163.40 = 47,388.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,627.77x = 118,163.40 × 47,388.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,627.77x = 5,599,637,091.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,599,637,091.16/85,627.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,395.11

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.