Home / 99,581.43-149,399.87-43,426.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 99,581.43, 149,399.87 and 43,426.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 99,581.43, 149,399.87 and 43,426.52 is: 65,151.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    99,581.43 : 149,399.87 = 43,426.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    99,581.43/149,399.87 = 43,426.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    99,581.43x = 149,399.87 × 43,426.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    99,581.43x = 6,487,915,478.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,487,915,478.42/99,581.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,151.86

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.