Home / 83,085.55-124,617.39-23,118.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,085.55, 124,617.39 and 23,118.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,085.55, 124,617.39 and 23,118.01 is: 34,673.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,085.55 : 124,617.39 = 23,118.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,085.55/124,617.39 = 23,118.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,085.55x = 124,617.39 × 23,118.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,085.55x = 2,880,905,669.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,880,905,669.96/83,085.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 34,673.97

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.