Home / 87,411.36-131,136.48-25,077.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,411.36, 131,136.48 and 25,077.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,411.36, 131,136.48 and 25,077.12 is: 37,621.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,411.36 : 131,136.48 = 25,077.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,411.36/131,136.48 = 25,077.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,411.36x = 131,136.48 × 25,077.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,411.36x = 3,288,525,245.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,288,525,245.34/87,411.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,621.26

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.