Home / 83,513.70-125,250.30-24,343.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,513.70, 125,250.30 and 24,343.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,513.70, 125,250.30 and 24,343.20 is: 36,508.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,513.70 : 125,250.30 = 24,343.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,513.70/125,250.30 = 24,343.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,513.70x = 125,250.30 × 24,343.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,513.70x = 3,048,993,102.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,048,993,102.96/83,513.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,508.90

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.