Home / 96,657.25-133,386.73-53,643.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,657.25, 133,386.73 and 53,643.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,657.25, 133,386.73 and 53,643.24 is: 74,027.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,657.25 : 133,386.73 = 53,643.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,657.25/133,386.73 = 53,643.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,657.25x = 133,386.73 × 53,643.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,657.25x = 7,155,295,703.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,155,295,703.27/96,657.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,027.51

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.