Home / 104,642.90-156,964.35-73,150.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,642.90, 156,964.35 and 73,150.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,642.90, 156,964.35 and 73,150.10 is: 109,725.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,642.90 : 156,964.35 = 73,150.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,642.90/156,964.35 = 73,150.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,642.90x = 156,964.35 × 73,150.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,642.90x = 11,481,957,898.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,481,957,898.94/104,642.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,725.15

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.