Home / 83,933.06-125,918.14-27,790.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 83,933.06, 125,918.14 and 27,790.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 83,933.06, 125,918.14 and 27,790.70 is: 41,692.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,933.06 : 125,918.14 = 27,790.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,933.06/125,918.14 = 27,790.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,933.06x = 125,918.14 × 27,790.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,933.06x = 3,499,353,253.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,499,353,253.30/83,933.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,692.19

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.