Home / 82,512.24-123,676.20-75,869.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,512.24, 123,676.20 and 75,869.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,512.24, 123,676.20 and 75,869.52 is: 113,719.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,512.24 : 123,676.20 = 75,869.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,512.24/123,676.20 = 75,869.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,512.24x = 123,676.20 × 75,869.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,512.24x = 9,383,253,929.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,383,253,929.42/82,512.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,719.54

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.