Home / 83,293.46-124,927.23-27,876.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,293.46, 124,927.23 and 27,876.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,293.46, 124,927.23 and 27,876.50 is: 41,810.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,293.46 : 124,927.23 = 27,876.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,293.46/124,927.23 = 27,876.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,293.46x = 124,927.23 × 27,876.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,293.46x = 3,482,533,927.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,482,533,927.10/83,293.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,810.41

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.