Home / 83,918.30-115,806.71-46,192.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,918.30, 115,806.71 and 46,192.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,918.30, 115,806.71 and 46,192.55 is: 63,745.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,918.30 : 115,806.71 = 46,192.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,918.30/115,806.71 = 46,192.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,918.30x = 115,806.71 × 46,192.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,918.30x = 5,349,406,778.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,349,406,778.46/83,918.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,745.42

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.