Home / 83,888.36-125,876.24-34,005.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,888.36, 125,876.24 and 34,005.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,888.36, 125,876.24 and 34,005.32 is: 51,025.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,888.36 : 125,876.24 = 34,005.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,888.36/125,876.24 = 34,005.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,888.36x = 125,876.24 × 34,005.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,888.36x = 4,280,461,821.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,280,461,821.60/83,888.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,025.69

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.