Home / 96,117.20-144,321.60-73,955.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,117.20, 144,321.60 and 73,955.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,117.20, 144,321.60 and 73,955.60 is: 111,045.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,117.20 : 144,321.60 = 73,955.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,117.20/144,321.60 = 73,955.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,117.20x = 144,321.60 × 73,955.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,117.20x = 10,673,390,520.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,673,390,520.96/96,117.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,045.58

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.