Home / 83,397.56-125,109.30-28,006.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,397.56, 125,109.30 and 28,006.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,397.56, 125,109.30 and 28,006.52 is: 42,014.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,397.56 : 125,109.30 = 28,006.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,397.56/125,109.30 = 28,006.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,397.56x = 125,109.30 × 28,006.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,397.56x = 3,503,876,530.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,503,876,530.43/83,397.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,014.14

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.