Home / 95,735.40-143,603.10-43,247.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,735.40, 143,603.10 and 43,247.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,735.40, 143,603.10 and 43,247.40 is: 64,871.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,735.40 : 143,603.10 = 43,247.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,735.40/143,603.10 = 43,247.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,735.40x = 143,603.10 × 43,247.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,735.40x = 6,210,460,706.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,210,460,706.94/95,735.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,871.10

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.