Home / 139,067.60-208,601.40-50,334.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 139,067.60, 208,601.40 and 50,334.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 139,067.60, 208,601.40 and 50,334.80 is: 75,502.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    139,067.60 : 208,601.40 = 50,334.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    139,067.60/208,601.40 = 50,334.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    139,067.60x = 208,601.40 × 50,334.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    139,067.60x = 10,499,909,748.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,499,909,748.72/139,067.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,502.20

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.