Home / 82,883.63-114,376.33-50,672.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,883.63, 114,376.33 and 50,672.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,883.63, 114,376.33 and 50,672.20 is: 69,925.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,883.63 : 114,376.33 = 50,672.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,883.63/114,376.33 = 50,672.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,883.63x = 114,376.33 × 50,672.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,883.63x = 5,795,700,269.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,795,700,269.03/82,883.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,925.75

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.