Home / 83,156.70-114,756.35-47,346.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,156.70, 114,756.35 and 47,346.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,156.70, 114,756.35 and 47,346.72 is: 65,338.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,156.70 : 114,756.35 = 47,346.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,156.70/114,756.35 = 47,346.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,156.70x = 114,756.35 × 47,346.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,156.70x = 5,433,336,771.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,433,336,771.67/83,156.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,338.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.