Home / 85,829.14-128,719.14-29,654.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,829.14, 128,719.14 and 29,654.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,829.14, 128,719.14 and 29,654.56 is: 44,473.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,829.14 : 128,719.14 = 29,654.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,829.14/128,719.14 = 29,654.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,829.14x = 128,719.14 × 29,654.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,829.14x = 3,817,109,460.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,817,109,460.28/85,829.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,473.35

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.