Home / 83,516.60-125,266.26-78,643.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,516.60, 125,266.26 and 78,643.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,516.60, 125,266.26 and 78,643.64 is: 117,957.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,516.60 : 125,266.26 = 78,643.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,516.60/125,266.26 = 78,643.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,516.60x = 125,266.26 × 78,643.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,516.60x = 9,851,394,655.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,851,394,655.59/83,516.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,957.32

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.