Home / 81,833.04-122,485.56-42,335.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,833.04, 122,485.56 and 42,335.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,833.04, 122,485.56 and 42,335.76 is: 63,367.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,833.04 : 122,485.56 = 42,335.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,833.04/122,485.56 = 42,335.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,833.04x = 122,485.56 × 42,335.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,833.04x = 5,185,519,271.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,185,519,271.63/81,833.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,367.06

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.