Home / 101,923.90-140,652.30-56,600.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 101,923.90, 140,652.30 and 56,600.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 101,923.90, 140,652.30 and 56,600.44 is: 78,107.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    101,923.90 : 140,652.30 = 56,600.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    101,923.90/140,652.30 = 56,600.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    101,923.90x = 140,652.30 × 56,600.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    101,923.90x = 7,960,982,067.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,960,982,067.01/101,923.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,107.12

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.