Home / 95,983.03-143,964.82-25,869.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 95,983.03, 143,964.82 and 25,869.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 95,983.03, 143,964.82 and 25,869.43 is: 38,801.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    95,983.03 : 143,964.82 = 25,869.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    95,983.03/143,964.82 = 25,869.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    95,983.03x = 143,964.82 × 25,869.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    95,983.03x = 3,724,287,833.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,724,287,833.45/95,983.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,801.52

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.