Home / 85,967.04-118,645.44-48,253.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 85,967.04, 118,645.44 and 48,253.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 85,967.04, 118,645.44 and 48,253.44 is: 66,595.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,967.04 : 118,645.44 = 48,253.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,967.04/118,645.44 = 48,253.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,967.04x = 118,645.44 × 48,253.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,967.04x = 5,725,050,620.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,725,050,620.31/85,967.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,595.88

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.