Home / 82,288.73-123,437.36-26,133.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,288.73, 123,437.36 and 26,133.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,288.73, 123,437.36 and 26,133.23 is: 39,201.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,288.73 : 123,437.36 = 26,133.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,288.73/123,437.36 = 26,133.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,288.73x = 123,437.36 × 26,133.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,288.73x = 3,225,817,293.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,225,817,293.40/82,288.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,201.20

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.