Home / 83,700.20-125,550.30-82,825.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,700.20, 125,550.30 and 82,825.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,700.20, 125,550.30 and 82,825.40 is: 124,238.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,700.20 : 125,550.30 = 82,825.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,700.20/125,550.30 = 82,825.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,700.20x = 125,550.30 × 82,825.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,700.20x = 10,398,753,817.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,398,753,817.62/83,700.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,238.10

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.