Home / 83,170.62-124,805.34-30,617.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,170.62, 124,805.34 and 30,617.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,170.62, 124,805.34 and 30,617.01 is: 45,943.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,170.62 : 124,805.34 = 30,617.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,170.62/124,805.34 = 30,617.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,170.62x = 124,805.34 × 30,617.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,170.62x = 3,821,166,342.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,821,166,342.83/83,170.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,943.70

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.