Home / 86,074.44-118,781.80-50,270.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,074.44, 118,781.80 and 50,270.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,074.44, 118,781.80 and 50,270.01 is: 69,372.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,074.44 : 118,781.80 = 50,270.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,074.44/118,781.80 = 50,270.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,074.44x = 118,781.80 × 50,270.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,074.44x = 5,971,162,273.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,971,162,273.82/86,074.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,372.07

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.