Home / 86,702.40-130,000.80-34,048.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,702.40, 130,000.80 and 34,048.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,702.40, 130,000.80 and 34,048.80 is: 51,052.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,702.40 : 130,000.80 = 34,048.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,702.40/130,000.80 = 34,048.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,702.40x = 130,000.80 × 34,048.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,702.40x = 4,426,371,239.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,426,371,239.04/86,702.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,052.46

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.