Home / 97,854.49-146,840.05-35,529.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 97,854.49, 146,840.05 and 35,529.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 97,854.49, 146,840.05 and 35,529.85 is: 53,315.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    97,854.49 : 146,840.05 = 35,529.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    97,854.49/146,840.05 = 35,529.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    97,854.49x = 146,840.05 × 35,529.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    97,854.49x = 5,217,204,216.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,217,204,216.29/97,854.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,315.94

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.