Home / 106,333.20-159,409.20-47,136.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,333.20, 159,409.20 and 47,136.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,333.20, 159,409.20 and 47,136.60 is: 70,664.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,333.20 : 159,409.20 = 47,136.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,333.20/159,409.20 = 47,136.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,333.20x = 159,409.20 × 47,136.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,333.20x = 7,514,007,696.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,514,007,696.72/106,333.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,664.74

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.