Home / 85,853.22-118,467.84-48,126.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,853.22, 118,467.84 and 48,126.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,853.22, 118,467.84 and 48,126.66 is: 66,409.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,853.22 : 118,467.84 = 48,126.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,853.22/118,467.84 = 48,126.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,853.22x = 118,467.84 × 48,126.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,853.22x = 5,701,461,456.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,701,461,456.61/85,853.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,409.41

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.