Home / 97,680.43-146,538.19-34,537.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,680.43, 146,538.19 and 34,537.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,680.43, 146,538.19 and 34,537.21 is: 51,812.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,680.43 : 146,538.19 = 34,537.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,680.43/146,538.19 = 34,537.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,680.43x = 146,538.19 × 34,537.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,680.43x = 5,061,020,241.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,061,020,241.05/97,680.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,812.02

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.