Home / 83,313.16-114,852.57-59,398.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,313.16, 114,852.57 and 59,398.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,313.16, 114,852.57 and 59,398.30 is: 81,884.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,313.16 : 114,852.57 = 59,398.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,313.16/114,852.57 = 59,398.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,313.16x = 114,852.57 × 59,398.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,313.16x = 6,822,047,408.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,822,047,408.63/83,313.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81,884.39

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.