Home / 82,672.32-114,087.24-44,946.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,672.32, 114,087.24 and 44,946.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,672.32, 114,087.24 and 44,946.57 is: 62,025.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,672.32 : 114,087.24 = 44,946.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,672.32/114,087.24 = 44,946.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,672.32x = 114,087.24 × 44,946.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,672.32x = 5,127,830,118.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,127,830,118.77/82,672.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,025.96

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.