Home / 83,056.61-124,604.71-26,896.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,056.61, 124,604.71 and 26,896.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,056.61, 124,604.71 and 26,896.74 is: 40,351.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,056.61 : 124,604.71 = 26,896.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,056.61/124,604.71 = 26,896.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,056.61x = 124,604.71 × 26,896.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,056.61x = 3,351,460,420.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,351,460,420.40/83,056.61
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,351.52

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.