Home / 96,785.20-145,140.32-37,613.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,785.20, 145,140.32 and 37,613.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,785.20, 145,140.32 and 37,613.12 is: 56,405.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,785.20 : 145,140.32 = 37,613.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,785.20/145,140.32 = 37,613.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,785.20x = 145,140.32 × 37,613.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,785.20x = 5,459,180,273.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,459,180,273.00/96,785.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,405.11

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.