Home / 82,504.50-123,759.18-20,175

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,504.50, 123,759.18 and 20,175

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,504.50, 123,759.18 and 20,175 is: 30,263.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,504.50 : 123,759.18 = 20,175 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,504.50/123,759.18 = 20,175/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,504.50x = 123,759.18 × 20,175
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,504.50x = 2,496,841,456.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,496,841,456.50/82,504.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,263.09

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.