Home / 97,412.60-146,118.90-88,657.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,412.60, 146,118.90 and 88,657.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,412.60, 146,118.90 and 88,657.40 is: 132,986.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,412.60 : 146,118.90 = 88,657.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,412.60/146,118.90 = 88,657.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,412.60x = 146,118.90 × 88,657.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,412.60x = 12,954,521,764.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,954,521,764.86/97,412.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 132,986.10

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.