Home / 83,885.50-115,762.79-46,160.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,885.50, 115,762.79 and 46,160.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,885.50, 115,762.79 and 46,160.58 is: 63,702.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,885.50 : 115,762.79 = 46,160.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,885.50/115,762.79 = 46,160.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,885.50x = 115,762.79 × 46,160.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,885.50x = 5,343,677,528.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,343,677,528.82/83,885.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,702.04

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.