Home / 83,576.80-115,335.60-45,850.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,576.80, 115,335.60 and 45,850.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,576.80, 115,335.60 and 45,850.24 is: 63,273.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,576.80 : 115,335.60 = 45,850.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,576.80/115,335.60 = 45,850.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,576.80x = 115,335.60 × 45,850.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,576.80x = 5,288,164,940.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,288,164,940.54/83,576.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,273.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.