Home / 82,908.36-124,398.99-30,325.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,908.36, 124,398.99 and 30,325.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,908.36, 124,398.99 and 30,325.68 is: 45,501.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,908.36 : 124,398.99 = 30,325.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,908.36/124,398.99 = 30,325.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,908.36x = 124,398.99 × 30,325.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,908.36x = 3,772,483,963.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,772,483,963.06/82,908.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,501.85

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.