Home / 96,019.20-144,030.24-25,898.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,019.20, 144,030.24 and 25,898.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,019.20, 144,030.24 and 25,898.40 is: 38,847.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,019.20 : 144,030.24 = 25,898.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,019.20/144,030.24 = 25,898.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,019.20x = 144,030.24 × 25,898.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,019.20x = 3,730,152,767.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,730,152,767.62/96,019.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,847.99

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.