Home / 87,192.88-120,317.86-48,943.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,192.88, 120,317.86 and 48,943.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,192.88, 120,317.86 and 48,943.67 is: 67,537.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,192.88 : 120,317.86 = 48,943.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,192.88/120,317.86 = 48,943.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,192.88x = 120,317.86 × 48,943.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,192.88x = 5,888,797,634.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,888,797,634.95/87,192.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,537.60

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.