Home / 96,776.10-144,872.55-85,112.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,776.10, 144,872.55 and 85,112.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,776.10, 144,872.55 and 85,112.10 is: 127,411.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,776.10 : 144,872.55 = 85,112.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,776.10/144,872.55 = 85,112.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,776.10x = 144,872.55 × 85,112.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,776.10x = 12,330,406,962.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,330,406,962.86/96,776.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,411.70

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.