Home / 104,218.94-156,250.65-48,801.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 104,218.94, 156,250.65 and 48,801.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 104,218.94, 156,250.65 and 48,801.98 is: 73,166.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,218.94 : 156,250.65 = 48,801.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,218.94/156,250.65 = 48,801.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,218.94x = 156,250.65 × 48,801.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,218.94x = 7,625,341,669.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,625,341,669.92/104,218.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,166.56

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.