Home / 83,356.76-125,030.27-49,851.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,356.76, 125,030.27 and 49,851.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,356.76, 125,030.27 and 49,851.92 is: 74,774.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,356.76 : 125,030.27 = 49,851.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,356.76/125,030.27 = 49,851.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,356.76x = 125,030.27 × 49,851.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,356.76x = 6,232,998,517.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,232,998,517.10/83,356.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,774.97

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.