Home / 97,179.47-145,769.20-37,973.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,179.47, 145,769.20 and 37,973.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,179.47, 145,769.20 and 37,973.60 is: 56,960.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,179.47 : 145,769.20 = 37,973.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,179.47/145,769.20 = 37,973.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,179.47x = 145,769.20 × 37,973.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,179.47x = 5,535,381,293.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,535,381,293.12/97,179.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,960.40

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.