Home / 83,923.02-125,854.52-27,752.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,923.02, 125,854.52 and 27,752.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,923.02, 125,854.52 and 27,752.76 is: 41,619.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,923.02 : 125,854.52 = 27,752.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,923.02/125,854.52 = 27,752.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,923.02x = 125,854.52 × 27,752.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,923.02x = 3,492,810,288.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,492,810,288.48/83,923.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,619.22

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.