Home / 103,500.40-155,250.60-37,015.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 103,500.40, 155,250.60 and 37,015.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 103,500.40, 155,250.60 and 37,015.60 is: 55,523.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,500.40 : 155,250.60 = 37,015.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,500.40/155,250.60 = 37,015.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,500.40x = 155,250.60 × 37,015.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,500.40x = 5,746,694,109.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,746,694,109.36/103,500.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,523.40

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.