Home / 83,543.01-125,295.27-49,818.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,543.01, 125,295.27 and 49,818.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,543.01, 125,295.27 and 49,818.53 is: 74,716.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,543.01 : 125,295.27 = 49,818.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,543.01/125,295.27 = 49,818.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,543.01x = 125,295.27 × 49,818.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,543.01x = 6,242,025,540.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,242,025,540.88/83,543.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,716.31

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.