Home / 87,633.80-131,450.70-40,891.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,633.80, 131,450.70 and 40,891.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,633.80, 131,450.70 and 40,891.40 is: 61,337.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,633.80 : 131,450.70 = 40,891.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,633.80/131,450.70 = 40,891.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,633.80x = 131,450.70 × 40,891.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,633.80x = 5,375,203,153.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,375,203,153.98/87,633.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,337.10

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.