Home / 83,559.72-125,419.17-51,873.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,559.72, 125,419.17 and 51,873.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,559.72, 125,419.17 and 51,873.90 is: 77,860.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,559.72 : 125,419.17 = 51,873.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,559.72/125,419.17 = 51,873.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,559.72x = 125,419.17 × 51,873.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,559.72x = 6,505,981,482.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,505,981,482.66/83,559.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,860.26

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.