Home / 97,420.70-145,839.45-86,923.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,420.70, 145,839.45 and 86,923.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,420.70, 145,839.45 and 86,923.10 is: 130,124.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,420.70 : 145,839.45 = 86,923.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,420.70/145,839.45 = 86,923.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,420.70x = 145,839.45 × 86,923.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,420.70x = 12,676,817,096.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,676,817,096.30/97,420.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,124.47

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.