Home / 141,846.90-212,693.55-58,749.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,846.90, 212,693.55 and 58,749.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,846.90, 212,693.55 and 58,749.30 is: 88,092.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,846.90 : 212,693.55 = 58,749.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,846.90/212,693.55 = 58,749.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,846.90x = 212,693.55 × 58,749.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,846.90x = 12,495,597,177.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,495,597,177.02/141,846.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,092.14

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.