Home / 83,667.90-115,461.46-50,133.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,667.90, 115,461.46 and 50,133.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,667.90, 115,461.46 and 50,133.90 is: 69,184.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,667.90 : 115,461.46 = 50,133.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,667.90/115,461.46 = 50,133.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,667.90x = 115,461.46 × 50,133.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,667.90x = 5,788,532,461.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,788,532,461.52/83,667.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,184.63

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.