Home / 82,175.40-123,392.70-47,183.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,175.40, 123,392.70 and 47,183.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,175.40, 123,392.70 and 47,183.40 is: 70,849.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,175.40 : 123,392.70 = 47,183.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,175.40/123,392.70 = 47,183.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,175.40x = 123,392.70 × 47,183.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,175.40x = 5,822,087,121.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,822,087,121.18/82,175.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,849.51

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.