Home / 83,786.24-115,627.23-45,548.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,786.24, 115,627.23 and 45,548.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,786.24, 115,627.23 and 45,548.37 is: 62,857.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,786.24 : 115,627.23 = 45,548.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,786.24/115,627.23 = 45,548.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,786.24x = 115,627.23 × 45,548.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,786.24x = 5,266,631,854.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,266,631,854.12/83,786.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,857.96

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.