Home / 96,599.45-144,882.57-25,522.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,599.45, 144,882.57 and 25,522.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,599.45, 144,882.57 and 25,522.85 is: 38,279.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,599.45 : 144,882.57 = 25,522.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,599.45/144,882.57 = 25,522.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,599.45x = 144,882.57 × 25,522.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,599.45x = 3,697,816,101.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,697,816,101.72/96,599.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,279.89

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.