Home / 85,824.80-128,737.20-85,824.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,824.80, 128,737.20 and 85,824.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,824.80, 128,737.20 and 85,824.80 is: 128,737.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,824.80 : 128,737.20 = 85,824.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,824.80/128,737.20 = 85,824.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,824.80x = 128,737.20 × 85,824.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,824.80x = 11,048,844,442.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,048,844,442.56/85,824.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 128,737.20

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.