Home / 104,199.72-156,297.42-25,314.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,199.72, 156,297.42 and 25,314.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,199.72, 156,297.42 and 25,314.36 is: 37,971.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,199.72 : 156,297.42 = 25,314.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,199.72/156,297.42 = 25,314.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,199.72x = 156,297.42 × 25,314.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,199.72x = 3,956,569,156.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,956,569,156.95/104,199.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,971.02

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.