Home / 96,777.80-145,166.70-25,700.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,777.80, 145,166.70 and 25,700.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,777.80, 145,166.70 and 25,700.30 is: 38,550.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,777.80 : 145,166.70 = 25,700.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,777.80/145,166.70 = 25,700.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,777.80x = 145,166.70 × 25,700.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,777.80x = 3,730,827,740.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,730,827,740.01/96,777.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,550.45

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.