Home / 82,079.79-123,138.72-25,925.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,079.79, 123,138.72 and 25,925.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,079.79, 123,138.72 and 25,925.46 is: 38,894.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,079.79 : 123,138.72 = 25,925.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,079.79/123,138.72 = 25,925.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,079.79x = 123,138.72 × 25,925.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,079.79x = 3,192,427,959.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,192,427,959.81/82,079.79
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,894.20

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.