Home / 96,830.28-145,246.77-25,754.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,830.28, 145,246.77 and 25,754.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,830.28, 145,246.77 and 25,754.13 is: 38,631.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,830.28 : 145,246.77 = 25,754.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,830.28/145,246.77 = 25,754.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,830.28x = 145,246.77 × 25,754.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,830.28x = 3,740,704,196.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,740,704,196.66/96,830.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,631.55

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.