Home / 87,315.40-130,973.10-39,930.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,315.40, 130,973.10 and 39,930.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,315.40, 130,973.10 and 39,930.40 is: 59,895.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,315.40 : 130,973.10 = 39,930.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,315.40/130,973.10 = 39,930.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,315.40x = 130,973.10 × 39,930.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,315.40x = 5,229,808,272.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,229,808,272.24/87,315.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,895.60

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.