Home / 82,216.29-123,324.44-19,886.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,216.29, 123,324.44 and 19,886.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,216.29, 123,324.44 and 19,886.79 is: 29,830.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,216.29 : 123,324.44 = 19,886.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,216.29/123,324.44 = 19,886.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,216.29x = 123,324.44 × 19,886.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,216.29x = 2,452,527,240.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,452,527,240.15/82,216.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,830.19

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.