Home / 86,985.37-130,314.39-68,208.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,985.37, 130,314.39 and 68,208.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,985.37, 130,314.39 and 68,208.40 is: 102,184.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,985.37 : 130,314.39 = 68,208.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,985.37/130,314.39 = 68,208.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,985.37x = 130,314.39 × 68,208.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,985.37x = 8,888,536,038.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,888,536,038.88/86,985.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 102,184.26

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.