Home / 86,596.20-129,894.30-83,315.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,596.20, 129,894.30 and 83,315.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,596.20, 129,894.30 and 83,315.70 is: 124,973.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,596.20 : 129,894.30 = 83,315.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,596.20/129,894.30 = 83,315.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,596.20x = 129,894.30 × 83,315.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,596.20x = 10,822,234,530.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,822,234,530.51/86,596.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,973.55

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.