Home / 83,075.57-124,632.99-26,915.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,075.57, 124,632.99 and 26,915.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,075.57, 124,632.99 and 26,915.58 is: 40,379.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,075.57 : 124,632.99 = 26,915.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,075.57/124,632.99 = 26,915.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,075.57x = 124,632.99 × 26,915.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,075.57x = 3,354,569,524.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,354,569,524.57/83,075.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,379.74

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.