Home / 82,794.78-124,191.54-23,630.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,794.78, 124,191.54 and 23,630.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,794.78, 124,191.54 and 23,630.40 is: 35,445.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,794.78 : 124,191.54 = 23,630.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,794.78/124,191.54 = 23,630.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,794.78x = 124,191.54 × 23,630.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,794.78x = 2,934,695,766.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,934,695,766.82/82,794.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,445.42

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.