Home / 139,165.80-208,748.70-50,422.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 139,165.80, 208,748.70 and 50,422.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 139,165.80, 208,748.70 and 50,422.20 is: 75,633.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    139,165.80 : 208,748.70 = 50,422.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    139,165.80/208,748.70 = 50,422.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    139,165.80x = 208,748.70 × 50,422.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    139,165.80x = 10,525,568,701.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,525,568,701.14/139,165.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,633.30

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.