Home / 86,904.42-119,938.17-52,932.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,904.42, 119,938.17 and 52,932.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,904.42, 119,938.17 and 52,932.84 is: 73,053.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,904.42 : 119,938.17 = 52,932.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,904.42/119,938.17 = 52,932.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,904.42x = 119,938.17 × 52,932.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,904.42x = 6,348,667,962.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,348,667,962.50/86,904.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,053.45

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.