Home / 141,700.92-212,501.28-41,834.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,700.92, 212,501.28 and 41,834.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,700.92, 212,501.28 and 41,834.40 is: 62,736.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,700.92 : 212,501.28 = 41,834.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,700.92/212,501.28 = 41,834.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,700.92x = 212,501.28 × 41,834.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,700.92x = 8,889,863,548.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,889,863,548.03/141,700.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,736.81

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.