Home / 104,912.10-144,778.86-57,164.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,912.10, 144,778.86 and 57,164.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,912.10, 144,778.86 and 57,164.22 is: 78,886.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,912.10 : 144,778.86 = 57,164.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,912.10/144,778.86 = 57,164.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,912.10x = 144,778.86 × 57,164.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,912.10x = 8,276,170,604.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,276,170,604.39/104,912.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,886.71

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.