Home / 83,401.28-125,101.88-21,071.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,401.28, 125,101.88 and 21,071.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,401.28, 125,101.88 and 21,071.76 is: 31,607.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,401.28 : 125,101.88 = 21,071.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,401.28/125,101.88 = 21,071.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,401.28x = 125,101.88 × 21,071.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,401.28x = 2,636,116,790.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,636,116,790.91/83,401.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,607.63

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.