Home / 86,412.60-129,618.90-49,087.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,412.60, 129,618.90 and 49,087.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,412.60, 129,618.90 and 49,087.80 is: 73,631.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,412.60 : 129,618.90 = 49,087.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,412.60/129,618.90 = 49,087.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,412.60x = 129,618.90 × 49,087.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,412.60x = 6,362,706,639.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,362,706,639.42/86,412.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,631.70

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.