Home / 86,672.90-129,944.55-36,712.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,672.90, 129,944.55 and 36,712.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,672.90, 129,944.55 and 36,712.10 is: 55,040.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,672.90 : 129,944.55 = 36,712.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,672.90/129,944.55 = 36,712.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,672.90x = 129,944.55 × 36,712.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,672.90x = 4,770,537,314.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,770,537,314.06/86,672.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,040.70

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.