Home / 82,937.60-124,422.60-33,009.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,937.60, 124,422.60 and 33,009.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,937.60, 124,422.60 and 33,009.20 is: 49,520.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,937.60 : 124,422.60 = 33,009.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,937.60/124,422.60 = 33,009.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,937.60x = 124,422.60 × 33,009.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,937.60x = 4,107,090,487.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,107,090,487.92/82,937.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,520.25

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.