Home / 82,843.30-124,142.07-60,847.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,843.30, 124,142.07 and 60,847.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,843.30, 124,142.07 and 60,847.78 is: 91,181.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,843.30 : 124,142.07 = 60,847.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,843.30/124,142.07 = 60,847.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,843.30x = 124,142.07 × 60,847.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,843.30x = 7,553,769,364.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,553,769,364.10/82,843.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,181.42

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.