Home / 84,037.03-115,971.12-45,796.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,037.03, 115,971.12 and 45,796.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,037.03, 115,971.12 and 45,796.61 is: 63,199.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,037.03 : 115,971.12 = 45,796.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,037.03/115,971.12 = 45,796.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,037.03x = 115,971.12 × 45,796.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,037.03x = 5,311,084,153.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,311,084,153.90/84,037.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,199.33

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.