Home / 83,707.60-125,561.40-52,214.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,707.60, 125,561.40 and 52,214.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,707.60, 125,561.40 and 52,214.80 is: 78,322.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,707.60 : 125,561.40 = 52,214.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,707.60/125,561.40 = 52,214.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,707.60x = 125,561.40 × 52,214.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,707.60x = 6,556,163,388.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,556,163,388.72/83,707.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,322.20

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.