Home / 95,931.56-143,896.44-53,811.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,931.56, 143,896.44 and 53,811.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,931.56, 143,896.44 and 53,811.56 is: 80,716.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,931.56 : 143,896.44 = 53,811.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,931.56/143,896.44 = 53,811.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,931.56x = 143,896.44 × 53,811.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,931.56x = 7,743,291,914.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,743,291,914.85/95,931.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,716.84

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.