Home / 141,338.41-212,030.67-41,501.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,338.41, 212,030.67 and 41,501.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,338.41, 212,030.67 and 41,501.86 is: 62,259.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,338.41 : 212,030.67 = 41,501.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,338.41/212,030.67 = 41,501.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,338.41x = 212,030.67 × 41,501.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,338.41x = 8,799,667,182.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,799,667,182.05/141,338.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,259.56

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.