Home / 82,757.90-124,188.15-43,343.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,757.90, 124,188.15 and 43,343.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,757.90, 124,188.15 and 43,343.30 is: 65,041.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,757.90 : 124,188.15 = 43,343.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,757.90/124,188.15 = 43,343.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,757.90x = 124,188.15 × 43,343.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,757.90x = 5,382,724,241.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,382,724,241.90/82,757.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,041.82

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.