Home / 86,805.56-119,804.44-54,977.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,805.56, 119,804.44 and 54,977.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,805.56, 119,804.44 and 54,977.42 is: 75,876.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,805.56 : 119,804.44 = 54,977.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,805.56/119,804.44 = 54,977.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,805.56x = 119,804.44 × 54,977.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,805.56x = 6,586,539,015.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,586,539,015.74/86,805.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,876.93

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.