Home / 84,539.40-126,833.79-37,781.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 84,539.40, 126,833.79 and 37,781.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 84,539.40, 126,833.79 and 37,781.34 is: 56,683.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    84,539.40 : 126,833.79 = 37,781.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    84,539.40/126,833.79 = 37,781.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    84,539.40x = 126,833.79 × 37,781.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    84,539.40x = 4,791,950,543.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,791,950,543.48/84,539.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,683.04

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.