Home / 83,466.48-125,207.50-27,306.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,466.48, 125,207.50 and 27,306.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,466.48, 125,207.50 and 27,306.92 is: 40,962.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,466.48 : 125,207.50 = 27,306.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,466.48/125,207.50 = 27,306.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,466.48x = 125,207.50 × 27,306.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,466.48x = 3,419,031,185.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,419,031,185.90/83,466.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,962.93

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.