Home / 95,559.45-143,356.40-39,368.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,559.45, 143,356.40 and 39,368.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,559.45, 143,356.40 and 39,368.85 is: 59,060.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,559.45 : 143,356.40 = 39,368.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,559.45/143,356.40 = 39,368.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,559.45x = 143,356.40 × 39,368.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,559.45x = 5,643,776,411.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,643,776,411.30/95,559.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,060.37

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.