Home / 83,723.48-125,585.91-24,560.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,723.48, 125,585.91 and 24,560.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,723.48, 125,585.91 and 24,560.13 is: 36,840.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,723.48 : 125,585.91 = 24,560.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,723.48/125,585.91 = 24,560.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,723.48x = 125,585.91 × 24,560.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,723.48x = 3,084,406,275.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,084,406,275.77/83,723.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,840.40

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.