Home / 85,815.80-128,723.70-50,737.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,815.80, 128,723.70 and 50,737.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,815.80, 128,723.70 and 50,737.40 is: 76,106.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,815.80 : 128,723.70 = 50,737.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,815.80/128,723.70 = 50,737.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,815.80x = 128,723.70 × 50,737.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,815.80x = 6,531,105,856.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,531,105,856.38/85,815.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,106.10

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.