Home / 83,264.49-124,838.31-30,667.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,264.49, 124,838.31 and 30,667.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,264.49, 124,838.31 and 30,667.23 is: 45,979.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,264.49 : 124,838.31 = 30,667.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,264.49/124,838.31 = 30,667.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,264.49x = 124,838.31 × 30,667.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,264.49x = 3,828,445,165.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,828,445,165.58/83,264.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,979.33

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.