Home / 87,009.50-130,514.80-30,850.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,009.50, 130,514.80 and 30,850.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,009.50, 130,514.80 and 30,850.94 is: 46,276.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,009.50 : 130,514.80 = 30,850.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,009.50/130,514.80 = 30,850.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,009.50x = 130,514.80 × 30,850.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,009.50x = 4,026,504,263.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,026,504,263.91/87,009.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,276.61

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.