Home / 282,844.37-424,266.36-83,166.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 282,844.37, 424,266.36 and 83,166.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 282,844.37, 424,266.36 and 83,166.41 is: 124,749.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    282,844.37 : 424,266.36 = 83,166.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    282,844.37/424,266.36 = 83,166.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    282,844.37x = 424,266.36 × 83,166.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    282,844.37x = 35,284,710,044.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,284,710,044.97/282,844.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,749.56

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.