Home / 83,765.46-115,596.78-45,525.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,765.46, 115,596.78 and 45,525.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,765.46, 115,596.78 and 45,525.36 is: 62,825.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,765.46 : 115,596.78 = 45,525.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,765.46/115,596.78 = 45,525.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,765.46x = 115,596.78 × 45,525.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,765.46x = 5,262,585,024.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,262,585,024.34/83,765.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,825.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.