Home / 95,394.36-143,094.60-47,983.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,394.36, 143,094.60 and 47,983.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,394.36, 143,094.60 and 47,983.56 is: 71,976.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,394.36 : 143,094.60 = 47,983.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,394.36/143,094.60 = 47,983.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,394.36x = 143,094.60 × 47,983.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,394.36x = 6,866,188,324.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,866,188,324.78/95,394.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,976.88

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.