Home / 97,093.58-145,648.27-26,972.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,093.58, 145,648.27 and 26,972.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,093.58, 145,648.27 and 26,972.90 is: 40,461.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,093.58 : 145,648.27 = 26,972.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,093.58/145,648.27 = 26,972.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,093.58x = 145,648.27 × 26,972.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,093.58x = 3,928,555,493.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,928,555,493.64/97,093.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,461.54

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.