Home / 83,492.94-125,241.84-24,327.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,492.94, 125,241.84 and 24,327.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,492.94, 125,241.84 and 24,327.30 is: 36,491.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,492.94 : 125,241.84 = 24,327.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,492.94/125,241.84 = 24,327.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,492.94x = 125,241.84 × 24,327.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,492.94x = 3,046,795,814.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,046,795,814.23/83,492.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,491.66

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.