Home / 82,294.12-123,471.42-34,919.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,294.12, 123,471.42 and 34,919.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,294.12, 123,471.42 and 34,919.56 is: 52,392.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,294.12 : 123,471.42 = 34,919.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,294.12/123,471.42 = 34,919.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,294.12x = 123,471.42 × 34,919.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,294.12x = 4,311,567,658.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,311,567,658.98/82,294.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,392.17

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.