Home / 97,488.30-146,232.45-47,600.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,488.30, 146,232.45 and 47,600.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,488.30, 146,232.45 and 47,600.40 is: 71,400.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,488.30 : 146,232.45 = 47,600.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,488.30/146,232.45 = 47,600.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,488.30x = 146,232.45 × 47,600.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,488.30x = 6,960,723,112.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,960,723,112.98/97,488.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,400.60

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.