Home / 253,624.37-380,602.53-95,852.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 253,624.37, 380,602.53 and 95,852.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 253,624.37, 380,602.53 and 95,852.84 is: 143,841.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    253,624.37 : 380,602.53 = 95,852.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    253,624.37/380,602.53 = 95,852.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    253,624.37x = 380,602.53 × 95,852.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    253,624.37x = 36,481,831,508.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,481,831,508.67/253,624.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 143,841.98

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.