Home / 87,674.34-120,988.15-49,433.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,674.34, 120,988.15 and 49,433.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,674.34, 120,988.15 and 49,433.55 is: 68,216.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,674.34 : 120,988.15 = 49,433.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,674.34/120,988.15 = 49,433.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,674.34x = 120,988.15 × 49,433.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,674.34x = 5,980,873,762.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,980,873,762.43/87,674.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 68,216.92

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.