Home / 83,564.39-125,337.66-23,591.39

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,564.39, 125,337.66 and 23,591.39

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,564.39, 125,337.66 and 23,591.39 is: 35,384.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,564.39 : 125,337.66 = 23,591.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,564.39/125,337.66 = 23,591.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,564.39x = 125,337.66 × 23,591.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,564.39x = 2,956,888,992.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,956,888,992.06/83,564.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,384.56

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.