Home / 81,186.36-112,037.85-44,887.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,186.36, 112,037.85 and 44,887.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,186.36, 112,037.85 and 44,887.23 is: 61,944.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,186.36 : 112,037.85 = 44,887.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,186.36/112,037.85 = 44,887.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,186.36x = 112,037.85 × 44,887.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,186.36x = 5,029,068,741.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,029,068,741.66/81,186.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,944.75

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.