Home / 83,177.13-124,801.44-27,034.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,177.13, 124,801.44 and 27,034.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,177.13, 124,801.44 and 27,034.45 is: 40,563.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,177.13 : 124,801.44 = 27,034.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,177.13/124,801.44 = 27,034.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,177.13x = 124,801.44 × 27,034.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,177.13x = 3,373,938,289.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,373,938,289.61/83,177.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,563.29

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.