Home / 87,832.20-121,208.52-47,545.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,832.20, 121,208.52 and 47,545.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,832.20, 121,208.52 and 47,545.86 is: 65,613.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,832.20 : 121,208.52 = 47,545.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,832.20/121,208.52 = 47,545.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,832.20x = 121,208.52 × 47,545.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,832.20x = 5,762,963,322.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,762,963,322.73/87,832.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,613.33

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.