Home / 86,911.47-119,944.38-48,669.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,911.47, 119,944.38 and 48,669.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,911.47, 119,944.38 and 48,669.07 is: 67,166.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,911.47 : 119,944.38 = 48,669.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,911.47/119,944.38 = 48,669.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,911.47x = 119,944.38 × 48,669.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,911.47x = 5,837,581,426.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,837,581,426.33/86,911.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,166.99

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.