Home / 141,568.50-212,437.54-52,884.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,568.50, 212,437.54 and 52,884.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,568.50, 212,437.54 and 52,884.34 is: 79,358.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,568.50 : 212,437.54 = 52,884.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,568.50/212,437.54 = 52,884.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,568.50x = 212,437.54 × 52,884.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,568.50x = 11,234,619,094.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,234,619,094.12/141,568.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,358.18

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.