Home / 94,860.12-142,310.70-50,480.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 94,860.12, 142,310.70 and 50,480.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 94,860.12, 142,310.70 and 50,480.37 is: 75,731.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    94,860.12 : 142,310.70 = 50,480.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    94,860.12/142,310.70 = 50,480.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    94,860.12x = 142,310.70 × 50,480.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    94,860.12x = 7,183,896,790.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,183,896,790.96/94,860.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,731.47

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.