Home / 87,314.07-130,861.52-37,335.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,314.07, 130,861.52 and 37,335.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,314.07, 130,861.52 and 37,335.39 is: 55,956.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,314.07 : 130,861.52 = 37,335.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,314.07/130,861.52 = 37,335.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,314.07x = 130,861.52 × 37,335.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,314.07x = 4,885,765,324.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,885,765,324.22/87,314.07
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,956.22

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.