Home / 104,572.37-144,310.66-56,825.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,572.37, 144,310.66 and 56,825.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,572.37, 144,310.66 and 56,825.97 is: 78,420.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,572.37 : 144,310.66 = 56,825.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,572.37/144,310.66 = 56,825.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,572.37x = 144,310.66 × 56,825.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,572.37x = 8,200,593,093.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,200,593,093.78/104,572.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,420.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.