Home / 140,943.83-211,395.25-41,077.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 140,943.83, 211,395.25 and 41,077.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 140,943.83, 211,395.25 and 41,077.22 is: 61,609.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    140,943.83 : 211,395.25 = 41,077.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    140,943.83/211,395.25 = 41,077.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    140,943.83x = 211,395.25 × 41,077.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    140,943.83x = 8,683,527,928.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,683,527,928.84/140,943.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,609.85

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.