Home / 96,854.84-145,290.61-26,734.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,854.84, 145,290.61 and 26,734.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,854.84, 145,290.61 and 26,734.15 is: 40,103.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,854.84 : 145,290.61 = 26,734.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,854.84/145,290.61 = 26,734.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,854.84x = 145,290.61 × 26,734.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,854.84x = 3,884,221,176.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,884,221,176.36/96,854.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,103.53

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.