Home / 96,576.30-144,864.45-73,248.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,576.30, 144,864.45 and 73,248.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,576.30, 144,864.45 and 73,248.30 is: 109,872.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,576.30 : 144,864.45 = 73,248.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,576.30/144,864.45 = 73,248.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,576.30x = 144,864.45 × 73,248.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,576.30x = 10,611,074,692.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,611,074,692.94/96,576.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,872.45

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.