Home / 106,587.27-147,089.90-58,840.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,587.27, 147,089.90 and 58,840.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,587.27, 147,089.90 and 58,840.50 is: 81,199.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,587.27 : 147,089.90 = 58,840.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,587.27/147,089.90 = 58,840.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,587.27x = 147,089.90 × 58,840.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,587.27x = 8,654,843,260.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,654,843,260.95/106,587.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81,199.60

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.