Home / 106,271.04-159,308.10-47,075.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,271.04, 159,308.10 and 47,075.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,271.04, 159,308.10 and 47,075.16 is: 70,569.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,271.04 : 159,308.10 = 47,075.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,271.04/159,308.10 = 47,075.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,271.04x = 159,308.10 × 47,075.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,271.04x = 7,499,454,296.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,499,454,296.80/106,271.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,569.12

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.