Home / 95,631.48-143,456.52-34,858.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,631.48, 143,456.52 and 34,858.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,631.48, 143,456.52 and 34,858.26 is: 52,290.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,631.48 : 143,456.52 = 34,858.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,631.48/143,456.52 = 34,858.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,631.48x = 143,456.52 × 34,858.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,631.48x = 5,000,644,672.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,000,644,672.86/95,631.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,290.78

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.