Home / 83,223.90-124,914.15-43,809.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,223.90, 124,914.15 and 43,809.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,223.90, 124,914.15 and 43,809.30 is: 65,755.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,223.90 : 124,914.15 = 43,809.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,223.90/124,914.15 = 43,809.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,223.90x = 124,914.15 × 43,809.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,223.90x = 5,472,401,471.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,472,401,471.60/83,223.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,755.17

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.