Home / 141,452.57-212,185.49-46,691.01

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,452.57, 212,185.49 and 46,691.01

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,452.57, 212,185.49 and 46,691.01 is: 70,038.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,452.57 : 212,185.49 = 46,691.01 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,452.57/212,185.49 = 46,691.01/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,452.57x = 212,185.49 × 46,691.01
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,452.57x = 9,907,154,601.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,907,154,601.99/141,452.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,038.70

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.