Home / 81,267.75-112,154.47-45,460.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,267.75, 112,154.47 and 45,460.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,267.75, 112,154.47 and 45,460.17 is: 62,737.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,267.75 : 112,154.47 = 45,460.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,267.75/112,154.47 = 45,460.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,267.75x = 112,154.47 × 45,460.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,267.75x = 5,098,561,158.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,098,561,158.81/81,267.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,737.82

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.