Home / 83,229.96-124,844.34-33,321.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,229.96, 124,844.34 and 33,321.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,229.96, 124,844.34 and 33,321.58 is: 49,982.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,229.96 : 124,844.34 = 33,321.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,229.96/124,844.34 = 33,321.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,229.96x = 124,844.34 × 33,321.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,229.96x = 4,160,010,662.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,160,010,662.86/83,229.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,982.13

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.