Home / 94,038.18-140,965.29-34,048.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 94,038.18, 140,965.29 and 34,048.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 94,038.18, 140,965.29 and 34,048.50 is: 51,039.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    94,038.18 : 140,965.29 = 34,048.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    94,038.18/140,965.29 = 34,048.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    94,038.18x = 140,965.29 × 34,048.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    94,038.18x = 4,799,656,676.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,799,656,676.57/94,038.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,039.45

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.