Home / 83,360.53-115,037.54-45,634.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,360.53, 115,037.54 and 45,634.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,360.53, 115,037.54 and 45,634.78 is: 62,976.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,360.53 : 115,037.54 = 45,634.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,360.53/115,037.54 = 45,634.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,360.53x = 115,037.54 × 45,634.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,360.53x = 5,249,712,916.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,249,712,916.39/83,360.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,976.00

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.