Home / 82,487.43-113,884.25-56,690.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,487.43, 113,884.25 and 56,690.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,487.43, 113,884.25 and 56,690.42 is: 78,268.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,487.43 : 113,884.25 = 56,690.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,487.43/113,884.25 = 56,690.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,487.43x = 113,884.25 × 56,690.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,487.43x = 6,456,145,111.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,456,145,111.01/82,487.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,268.23

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.