Home / 104,853.30-144,717.48-62,435.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,853.30, 144,717.48 and 62,435.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,853.30, 144,717.48 and 62,435.22 is: 86,172.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,853.30 : 144,717.48 = 62,435.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,853.30/144,717.48 = 62,435.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,853.30x = 144,717.48 × 62,435.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,853.30x = 9,035,467,701.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,035,467,701.65/104,853.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,172.47

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.