Home / 83,068.10-124,517.10-40,883.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,068.10, 124,517.10 and 40,883.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,068.10, 124,517.10 and 40,883.30 is: 61,283.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,068.10 : 124,517.10 = 40,883.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,068.10/124,517.10 = 40,883.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,068.10x = 124,517.10 × 40,883.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,068.10x = 5,090,669,954.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,090,669,954.43/83,068.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,283.09

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.