Home / 82,219.50-113,463.73-44,494.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,219.50, 113,463.73 and 44,494.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,219.50, 113,463.73 and 44,494.56 is: 61,402.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,219.50 : 113,463.73 = 44,494.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,219.50/113,463.73 = 44,494.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,219.50x = 113,463.73 × 44,494.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,219.50x = 5,048,518,742.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,048,518,742.31/82,219.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,402.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.