Home / 86,575.60-129,863.40-49,250.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,575.60, 129,863.40 and 49,250.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,575.60, 129,863.40 and 49,250.80 is: 73,876.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,575.60 : 129,863.40 = 49,250.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,575.60/129,863.40 = 49,250.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,575.60x = 129,863.40 × 49,250.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,575.60x = 6,395,876,340.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,395,876,340.72/86,575.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,876.20

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.