Home / 94,733.43-142,069.38-31,536.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 94,733.43, 142,069.38 and 31,536.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 94,733.43, 142,069.38 and 31,536.57 is: 47,294.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    94,733.43 : 142,069.38 = 31,536.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    94,733.43/142,069.38 = 31,536.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    94,733.43x = 142,069.38 × 31,536.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    94,733.43x = 4,480,380,947.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,480,380,947.23/94,733.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,294.61

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.