Home / 103,119.60-154,605.60-39,885.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 103,119.60, 154,605.60 and 39,885.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 103,119.60, 154,605.60 and 39,885.60 is: 59,799.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,119.60 : 154,605.60 = 39,885.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,119.60/154,605.60 = 39,885.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,119.60x = 154,605.60 × 39,885.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,119.60x = 6,166,537,119.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,166,537,119.36/103,119.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,799.85

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.