Home / 95,598.24-142,693.68-83,205.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,598.24, 142,693.68 and 83,205.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,598.24, 142,693.68 and 83,205.60 is: 124,195.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,598.24 : 142,693.68 = 83,205.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,598.24/142,693.68 = 83,205.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,598.24x = 142,693.68 × 83,205.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,598.24x = 11,872,913,260.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,872,913,260.61/95,598.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,195.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.