Home / 104,674.18-144,454.20-59,970.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,674.18, 144,454.20 and 59,970.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,674.18, 144,454.20 and 59,970.82 is: 82,761.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,674.18 : 144,454.20 = 59,970.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,674.18/144,454.20 = 59,970.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,674.18x = 144,454.20 × 59,970.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,674.18x = 8,663,036,826.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,663,036,826.44/104,674.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,761.93

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.