Home / 140,185.79-210,281.67-50,234.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 140,185.79, 210,281.67 and 50,234.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 140,185.79, 210,281.67 and 50,234.37 is: 75,352.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    140,185.79 : 210,281.67 = 50,234.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    140,185.79/210,281.67 = 50,234.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    140,185.79x = 210,281.67 × 50,234.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    140,185.79x = 10,563,367,215.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,563,367,215.00/140,185.79
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,352.62

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.