Home / 86,943.11-130,326.44-49,425.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,943.11, 130,326.44 and 49,425.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,943.11, 130,326.44 and 49,425.67 is: 74,088.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,943.11 : 130,326.44 = 49,425.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,943.11/130,326.44 = 49,425.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,943.11x = 130,326.44 × 49,425.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,943.11x = 6,441,470,716.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,441,470,716.95/86,943.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,088.34

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.