Home / 103,037.60-142,197.23-57,712.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 103,037.60, 142,197.23 and 57,712.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 103,037.60, 142,197.23 and 57,712.93 is: 79,646.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,037.60 : 142,197.23 = 57,712.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,037.60/142,197.23 = 57,712.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,037.60x = 142,197.23 × 57,712.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,037.60x = 8,206,618,781.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,206,618,781.18/103,037.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,646.84

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.