Home / 96,537.60-144,514.80-84,873.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,537.60, 144,514.80 and 84,873.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,537.60, 144,514.80 and 84,873.60 is: 127,054.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,537.60 : 144,514.80 = 84,873.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,537.60/144,514.80 = 84,873.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,537.60x = 144,514.80 × 84,873.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,537.60x = 12,265,491,329.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,265,491,329.28/96,537.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,054.03

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.