Home / 96,697.09-145,052.66-40,480.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,697.09, 145,052.66 and 40,480.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,697.09, 145,052.66 and 40,480.66 is: 60,723.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,697.09 : 145,052.66 = 40,480.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,697.09/145,052.66 = 40,480.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,697.09x = 145,052.66 × 40,480.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,697.09x = 5,871,827,411.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,871,827,411.56/96,697.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,723.93

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.