Home / 104,847.40-144,691.14-57,101.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,847.40, 144,691.14 and 57,101.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,847.40, 144,691.14 and 57,101.68 is: 78,801.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,847.40 : 144,691.14 = 57,101.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,847.40/144,691.14 = 57,101.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,847.40x = 144,691.14 × 57,101.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,847.40x = 8,262,107,175.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,262,107,175.12/104,847.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,801.26

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.