Home / 83,740.32-125,578.32-33,803.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,740.32, 125,578.32 and 33,803.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,740.32, 125,578.32 and 33,803.04 is: 50,691.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,740.32 : 125,578.32 = 33,803.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,740.32/125,578.32 = 33,803.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,740.32x = 125,578.32 × 33,803.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,740.32x = 4,244,928,974.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,244,928,974.09/83,740.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,691.58

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.