Home / 82,790.10-124,100.10-40,605.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,790.10, 124,100.10 and 40,605.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,790.10, 124,100.10 and 40,605.30 is: 60,866.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,790.10 : 124,100.10 = 40,605.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,790.10/124,100.10 = 40,605.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,790.10x = 124,100.10 × 40,605.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,790.10x = 5,039,121,790.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,039,121,790.53/82,790.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,866.24

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.