Home / 87,684.62-120,839.42-63,444.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,684.62, 120,839.42 and 63,444.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,684.62, 120,839.42 and 63,444.54 is: 87,433.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,684.62 : 120,839.42 = 63,444.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,684.62/120,839.42 = 63,444.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,684.62x = 120,839.42 × 63,444.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,684.62x = 7,666,600,811.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,666,600,811.57/87,684.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,433.82

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.