Home / 81,804.40-122,634.60-55,423.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,804.40, 122,634.60 and 55,423.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,804.40, 122,634.60 and 55,423.60 is: 83,086.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,804.40 : 122,634.60 = 55,423.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,804.40/122,634.60 = 55,423.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,804.40x = 122,634.60 × 55,423.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,804.40x = 6,796,851,016.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,796,851,016.56/81,804.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,086.62

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.