Home / 96,744.75-144,945.25-82,560.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,744.75, 144,945.25 and 82,560.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,744.75, 144,945.25 and 82,560.84 is: 123,694.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,744.75 : 144,945.25 = 82,560.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,744.75/144,945.25 = 82,560.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,744.75x = 144,945.25 × 82,560.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,744.75x = 11,966,801,594.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,966,801,594.01/96,744.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,694.58

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.