Home / 81,809.24-112,861.50-51,570.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,809.24, 112,861.50 and 51,570.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,809.24, 112,861.50 and 51,570.68 is: 71,145.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,809.24 : 112,861.50 = 51,570.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,809.24/112,861.50 = 51,570.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,809.24x = 112,861.50 × 51,570.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,809.24x = 5,820,344,300.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,820,344,300.82/81,809.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,145.32

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.