Home / 82,615.84-123,923.50-23,451.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,615.84, 123,923.50 and 23,451.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,615.84, 123,923.50 and 23,451.56 is: 35,177.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,615.84 : 123,923.50 = 23,451.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,615.84/123,923.50 = 23,451.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,615.84x = 123,923.50 × 23,451.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,615.84x = 2,906,199,395.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,906,199,395.66/82,615.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,177.27

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.