Home / 83,166.96-114,730.44-60,470.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,166.96, 114,730.44 and 60,470.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,166.96, 114,730.44 and 60,470.76 is: 83,420.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,166.96 : 114,730.44 = 60,470.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,166.96/114,730.44 = 60,470.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,166.96x = 114,730.44 × 60,470.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,166.96x = 6,937,836,901.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,937,836,901.93/83,166.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,420.59

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.