Home / 80,026.47-119,920.91-32,583.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 80,026.47, 119,920.91 and 32,583.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 80,026.47, 119,920.91 and 32,583.52 is: 48,826.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    80,026.47 : 119,920.91 = 32,583.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    80,026.47/119,920.91 = 32,583.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    80,026.47x = 119,920.91 × 32,583.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    80,026.47x = 3,907,445,151.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,907,445,151.06/80,026.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,826.91

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.