Home / 84,473.35-126,714.23-25,303.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,473.35, 126,714.23 and 25,303.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,473.35, 126,714.23 and 25,303.38 is: 37,956.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,473.35 : 126,714.23 = 25,303.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,473.35/126,714.23 = 25,303.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,473.35x = 126,714.23 × 25,303.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,473.35x = 3,206,298,233.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,206,298,233.84/84,473.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,956.33

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.