Home / 106,426.30-159,701.58-59,081.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,426.30, 159,701.58 and 59,081.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,426.30, 159,701.58 and 59,081.26 is: 88,656.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,426.30 : 159,701.58 = 59,081.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,426.30/159,701.58 = 59,081.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,426.30x = 159,701.58 × 59,081.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,426.30x = 9,435,370,570.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,435,370,570.39/106,426.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,656.38

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.