Home / 82,953.44-124,430.63-20,623.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,953.44, 124,430.63 and 20,623.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,953.44, 124,430.63 and 20,623.94 is: 30,936.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,953.44 : 124,430.63 = 20,623.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,953.44/124,430.63 = 20,623.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,953.44x = 124,430.63 × 20,623.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,953.44x = 2,566,249,847.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,566,249,847.28/82,953.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,936.03

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.