Home / 104,286.45-156,336.12-37,710.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,286.45, 156,336.12 and 37,710.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,286.45, 156,336.12 and 37,710.93 is: 56,532.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,286.45 : 156,336.12 = 37,710.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,286.45/156,336.12 = 37,710.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,286.45x = 156,336.12 × 37,710.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,286.45x = 5,895,580,477.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,895,580,477.79/104,286.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,532.56

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.