Home / 96,616.10-144,924.15-26,495.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,616.10, 144,924.15 and 26,495.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,616.10, 144,924.15 and 26,495.30 is: 39,742.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,616.10 : 144,924.15 = 26,495.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,616.10/144,924.15 = 26,495.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,616.10x = 144,924.15 × 26,495.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,616.10x = 3,839,808,831.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,839,808,831.50/96,616.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,742.95

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.