Home / 83,910.27-125,865.24-24,787.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,910.27, 125,865.24 and 24,787.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,910.27, 125,865.24 and 24,787.46 is: 37,181.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,910.27 : 125,865.24 = 24,787.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,910.27/125,865.24 = 24,787.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,910.27x = 125,865.24 × 24,787.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,910.27x = 3,119,878,972.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,119,878,972.56/83,910.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,181.13

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.