Home / 83,930.12-125,849.16-33,277.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,930.12, 125,849.16 and 33,277.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,930.12, 125,849.16 and 33,277.83 is: 49,898.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,930.12 : 125,849.16 = 33,277.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,930.12/125,849.16 = 33,277.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,930.12x = 125,849.16 × 33,277.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,930.12x = 4,187,986,785.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,187,986,785.73/83,930.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,898.50

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.