Home / 87,667.83-131,505.65-26,873.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,667.83, 131,505.65 and 26,873.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,667.83, 131,505.65 and 26,873.62 is: 40,311.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,667.83 : 131,505.65 = 26,873.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,667.83/131,505.65 = 26,873.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,667.83x = 131,505.65 × 26,873.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,667.83x = 3,534,032,208.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,534,032,208.42/87,667.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,311.62

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.