Home / 83,239.18-124,862.42-24,080.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,239.18, 124,862.42 and 24,080.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,239.18, 124,862.42 and 24,080.83 is: 36,122.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,239.18 : 124,862.42 = 24,080.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,239.18/124,862.42 = 24,080.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,239.18x = 124,862.42 × 24,080.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,239.18x = 3,006,790,709.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,006,790,709.41/83,239.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,122.30

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.