Home / 83,457.76-125,186.72-21,128.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,457.76, 125,186.72 and 21,128.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,457.76, 125,186.72 and 21,128.28 is: 31,692.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,457.76 : 125,186.72 = 21,128.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,457.76/125,186.72 = 21,128.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,457.76x = 125,186.72 × 21,128.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,457.76x = 2,644,980,072.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,644,980,072.44/83,457.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,692.44

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.