Home / 87,219.40-130,829.10-57,670.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,219.40, 130,829.10 and 57,670.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,219.40, 130,829.10 and 57,670.60 is: 86,505.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,219.40 : 130,829.10 = 57,670.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,219.40/130,829.10 = 57,670.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,219.40x = 130,829.10 × 57,670.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,219.40x = 7,544,992,694.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,544,992,694.46/87,219.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,505.90

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.