Home / 141,718.04-212,607.05-46,942.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,718.04, 212,607.05 and 46,942.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,718.04, 212,607.05 and 46,942.86 is: 70,424.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,718.04 : 212,607.05 = 46,942.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,718.04/212,607.05 = 46,942.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,718.04x = 212,607.05 × 46,942.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,718.04x = 9,980,383,100.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,980,383,100.52/141,718.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,424.22

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.