Home / 83,117.42-124,693.64-26,953.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,117.42, 124,693.64 and 26,953.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,117.42, 124,693.64 and 26,953.16 is: 40,435.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,117.42 : 124,693.64 = 26,953.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,117.42/124,693.64 = 26,953.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,117.42x = 124,693.64 × 26,953.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,117.42x = 3,360,886,871.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,360,886,871.67/83,117.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,435.41

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.