Home / 143,609.55-215,093.56-104,075.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 143,609.55, 215,093.56 and 104,075.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 143,609.55, 215,093.56 and 104,075.88 is: 155,881.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    143,609.55 : 215,093.56 = 104,075.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    143,609.55/215,093.56 = 104,075.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    143,609.55x = 215,093.56 × 104,075.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    143,609.55x = 22,386,051,539.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,386,051,539.33/143,609.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 155,881.36

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.