Home / 83,282.40-124,923.60-50,104.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,282.40, 124,923.60 and 50,104.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,282.40, 124,923.60 and 50,104.80 is: 75,157.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,282.40 : 124,923.60 = 50,104.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,282.40/124,923.60 = 50,104.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,282.40x = 124,923.60 × 50,104.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,282.40x = 6,259,271,993.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,259,271,993.28/83,282.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,157.20

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.