Home / 83,677.92-125,516.93-52,535.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,677.92, 125,516.93 and 52,535.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,677.92, 125,516.93 and 52,535.04 is: 78,802.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,677.92 : 125,516.93 = 52,535.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,677.92/125,516.93 = 52,535.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,677.92x = 125,516.93 × 52,535.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,677.92x = 6,594,036,675.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,594,036,675.55/83,677.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,802.59

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.