Home / 87,824.92-131,743.50-35,234.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,824.92, 131,743.50 and 35,234.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,824.92, 131,743.50 and 35,234.36 is: 52,854.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,824.92 : 131,743.50 = 35,234.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,824.92/131,743.50 = 35,234.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,824.92x = 131,743.50 × 35,234.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,824.92x = 4,641,897,906.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,641,897,906.66/87,824.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,854.00

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.