Home / 98,629.20-147,919.80-28,501.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 98,629.20, 147,919.80 and 28,501.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 98,629.20, 147,919.80 and 28,501.20 is: 42,744.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    98,629.20 : 147,919.80 = 28,501.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    98,629.20/147,919.80 = 28,501.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    98,629.20x = 147,919.80 × 28,501.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    98,629.20x = 4,215,891,803.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,215,891,803.76/98,629.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,744.86

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.