Home / 86,596.70-129,895.05-85,430.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,596.70, 129,895.05 and 85,430.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,596.70, 129,895.05 and 85,430.30 is: 128,145.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,596.70 : 129,895.05 = 85,430.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,596.70/129,895.05 = 85,430.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,596.70x = 129,895.05 × 85,430.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,596.70x = 11,096,973,090.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,096,973,090.02/86,596.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 128,145.45

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.