Home / 82,980.96-114,496.55-48,519.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 82,980.96, 114,496.55 and 48,519.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 82,980.96, 114,496.55 and 48,519.06 is: 66,946.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,980.96 : 114,496.55 = 48,519.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,980.96/114,496.55 = 48,519.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,980.96x = 114,496.55 × 48,519.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,980.96x = 5,555,264,164.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,555,264,164.16/82,980.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,946.25

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.