Home / 82,947.48-124,399.20-30,357.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,947.48, 124,399.20 and 30,357.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,947.48, 124,399.20 and 30,357.36 is: 45,527.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,947.48 : 124,399.20 = 30,357.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,947.48/124,399.20 = 30,357.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,947.48x = 124,399.20 × 30,357.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,947.48x = 3,776,431,298.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,776,431,298.11/82,947.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,527.98

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.