Home / 87,770.85-121,123.63-47,484.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,770.85, 121,123.63 and 47,484.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,770.85, 121,123.63 and 47,484.48 is: 65,528.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,770.85 : 121,123.63 = 47,484.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,770.85/121,123.63 = 47,484.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,770.85x = 121,123.63 × 47,484.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,770.85x = 5,751,492,586.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,751,492,586.26/87,770.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,528.51

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.