Home / 82,572.40-123,712.80-73,241.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,572.40, 123,712.80 and 73,241.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,572.40, 123,712.80 and 73,241.20 is: 109,732.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,572.40 : 123,712.80 = 73,241.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,572.40/123,712.80 = 73,241.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,572.40x = 123,712.80 × 73,241.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,572.40x = 9,060,873,927.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,060,873,927.36/82,572.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,732.48

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.