Home / 83,660.01-115,451.24-47,851.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,660.01, 115,451.24 and 47,851.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,660.01, 115,451.24 and 47,851.53 is: 66,035.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,660.01 : 115,451.24 = 47,851.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,660.01/115,451.24 = 47,851.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,660.01x = 115,451.24 × 47,851.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,660.01x = 5,524,518,235.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,524,518,235.14/83,660.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,035.35

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.