Home / 87,307.20-130,960.80-86,140.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,307.20, 130,960.80 and 86,140.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,307.20, 130,960.80 and 86,140.80 is: 129,211.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,307.20 : 130,960.80 = 86,140.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,307.20/130,960.80 = 86,140.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,307.20x = 130,960.80 × 86,140.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,307.20x = 11,281,068,080.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,281,068,080.64/87,307.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,211.20

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.