Home / 85,931.80-128,897.70-43,941.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,931.80, 128,897.70 and 43,941.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,931.80, 128,897.70 and 43,941.40 is: 65,912.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,931.80 : 128,897.70 = 43,941.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,931.80/128,897.70 = 43,941.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,931.80x = 128,897.70 × 43,941.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,931.80x = 5,663,945,394.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,663,945,394.78/85,931.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,912.10

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.