Home / 82,201.80-123,302.70-19,872.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,201.80, 123,302.70 and 19,872.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,201.80, 123,302.70 and 19,872.30 is: 29,808.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,201.80 : 123,302.70 = 19,872.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,201.80/123,302.70 = 19,872.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,201.80x = 123,302.70 × 19,872.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,201.80x = 2,450,308,245.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,450,308,245.21/82,201.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,808.45

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.