Home / 104,441.60-156,662.40-100,359.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,441.60, 156,662.40 and 100,359.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,441.60, 156,662.40 and 100,359.20 is: 150,538.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,441.60 : 156,662.40 = 100,359.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,441.60/156,662.40 = 100,359.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,441.60x = 156,662.40 × 100,359.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,441.60x = 15,722,513,134.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,722,513,134.08/104,441.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,538.80

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.