Home / 87,010.26-120,074.15-49,284.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,010.26, 120,074.15 and 49,284.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,010.26, 120,074.15 and 49,284.51 is: 68,012.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,010.26 : 120,074.15 = 49,284.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,010.26/120,074.15 = 49,284.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,010.26x = 120,074.15 × 49,284.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,010.26x = 5,917,795,769.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,917,795,769.63/87,010.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 68,012.62

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.