Home / 80,724.60-121,077.50-21,564.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 80,724.60, 121,077.50 and 21,564.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 80,724.60, 121,077.50 and 21,564.90 is: 32,344.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    80,724.60 : 121,077.50 = 21,564.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    80,724.60/121,077.50 = 21,564.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    80,724.60x = 121,077.50 × 21,564.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    80,724.60x = 2,611,024,071.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,611,024,071.93/80,724.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,344.84

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.