Home / 83,100.33-124,651.71-20,770.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,100.33, 124,651.71 and 20,770.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,100.33, 124,651.71 and 20,770.83 is: 31,156.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,100.33 : 124,651.71 = 20,770.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,100.33/124,651.71 = 20,770.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,100.33x = 124,651.71 × 20,770.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,100.33x = 2,589,119,477.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,589,119,477.62/83,100.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,156.55

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.