Home / 86,697.75-119,643.03-46,953.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,697.75, 119,643.03 and 46,953.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,697.75, 119,643.03 and 46,953.75 is: 64,796.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,697.75 : 119,643.03 = 46,953.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,697.75/119,643.03 = 46,953.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,697.75x = 119,643.03 × 46,953.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,697.75x = 5,617,688,919.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,617,688,919.86/86,697.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,796.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.