Home / 96,849.76-145,288.50-46,888.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,849.76, 145,288.50 and 46,888.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,849.76, 145,288.50 and 46,888.84 is: 70,339.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,849.76 : 145,288.50 = 46,888.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,849.76/145,288.50 = 46,888.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,849.76x = 145,288.50 × 46,888.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,849.76x = 6,812,409,230.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,812,409,230.34/96,849.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,339.97

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.