Home / 106,596.09-159,879.54-31,727.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 106,596.09, 159,879.54 and 31,727.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 106,596.09, 159,879.54 and 31,727.79 is: 47,587.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    106,596.09 : 159,879.54 = 31,727.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    106,596.09/159,879.54 = 31,727.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    106,596.09x = 159,879.54 × 31,727.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    106,596.09x = 5,072,624,470.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,072,624,470.42/106,596.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,587.34

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.