Home / 104,567.04-156,821.40-74,896.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,567.04, 156,821.40 and 74,896.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,567.04, 156,821.40 and 74,896.74 is: 112,324.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,567.04 : 156,821.40 = 74,896.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,567.04/156,821.40 = 74,896.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,567.04x = 156,821.40 × 74,896.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,567.04x = 11,745,411,622.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,745,411,622.24/104,567.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,324.22

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.