Home / 104,599.37-144,348.08-56,852.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,599.37, 144,348.08 and 56,852.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,599.37, 144,348.08 and 56,852.82 is: 78,457.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,599.37 : 144,348.08 = 56,852.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,599.37/144,348.08 = 56,852.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,599.37x = 144,348.08 × 56,852.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,599.37x = 8,206,595,125.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,206,595,125.32/104,599.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,457.40

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.