Home / 86,704.80-130,057.20-74,020.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,704.80, 130,057.20 and 74,020.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,704.80, 130,057.20 and 74,020.20 is: 111,030.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,704.80 : 130,057.20 = 74,020.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,704.80/130,057.20 = 74,020.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,704.80x = 130,057.20 × 74,020.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,704.80x = 9,626,859,955.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,626,859,955.44/86,704.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,030.30

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.