Home / 94,503.38-141,782.75-27,945.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 94,503.38, 141,782.75 and 27,945.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 94,503.38, 141,782.75 and 27,945.23 is: 41,926.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    94,503.38 : 141,782.75 = 27,945.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    94,503.38/141,782.75 = 27,945.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    94,503.38x = 141,782.75 × 27,945.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    94,503.38x = 3,962,150,710.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,962,150,710.14/94,503.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,926.02

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.