Home / 141,655.23-212,433.33-41,788.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,655.23, 212,433.33 and 41,788.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,655.23, 212,433.33 and 41,788.92 is: 62,668.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,655.23 : 212,433.33 = 41,788.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,655.23/212,433.33 = 41,788.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,655.23x = 212,433.33 × 41,788.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,655.23x = 8,877,359,432.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,877,359,432.70/141,655.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,668.77

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.