Home / 95,825.90-143,739.41-24,743.69

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,825.90, 143,739.41 and 24,743.69

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,825.90, 143,739.41 and 24,743.69 is: 37,115.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,825.90 : 143,739.41 = 24,743.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,825.90/143,739.41 = 24,743.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,825.90x = 143,739.41 × 24,743.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,825.90x = 3,556,642,559.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,556,642,559.41/95,825.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 37,115.67

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.