Home / 96,794.22-145,135.50-37,560.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,794.22, 145,135.50 and 37,560.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,794.22, 145,135.50 and 37,560.68 is: 56,319.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,794.22 : 145,135.50 = 37,560.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,794.22/145,135.50 = 37,560.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,794.22x = 145,135.50 × 37,560.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,794.22x = 5,451,388,072.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,451,388,072.14/96,794.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,319.36

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.