Home / 102,896.18-154,339.64-42,899.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 102,896.18, 154,339.64 and 42,899.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 102,896.18, 154,339.64 and 42,899.94 is: 64,347.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    102,896.18 : 154,339.64 = 42,899.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    102,896.18/154,339.64 = 42,899.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    102,896.18x = 154,339.64 × 42,899.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    102,896.18x = 6,621,161,081.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,621,161,081.12/102,896.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,347.98

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.