Home / 83,449.26-125,173.98-21,119.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,449.26, 125,173.98 and 21,119.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,449.26, 125,173.98 and 21,119.76 is: 31,679.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,449.26 : 125,173.98 = 21,119.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,449.26/125,173.98 = 21,119.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,449.26x = 125,173.98 × 21,119.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,449.26x = 2,643,644,415.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,643,644,415.84/83,449.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,679.66

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.