Home / 96,675.60-144,840.60-82,851.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,675.60, 144,840.60 and 82,851.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,675.60, 144,840.60 and 82,851.60 is: 124,129.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,675.60 : 144,840.60 = 82,851.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,675.60/144,840.60 = 82,851.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,675.60x = 144,840.60 × 82,851.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,675.60x = 12,000,275,454.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,000,275,454.96/96,675.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,129.31

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.