Home / 83,219.04-114,841.80-47,410.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,219.04, 114,841.80 and 47,410.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,219.04, 114,841.80 and 47,410.56 is: 65,426.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,219.04 : 114,841.80 = 47,410.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,219.04/114,841.80 = 47,410.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,219.04x = 114,841.80 × 47,410.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,219.04x = 5,444,714,049.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,444,714,049.41/83,219.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,426.30

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.