Home / 141,852.36-212,785.84-36,672.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 141,852.36, 212,785.84 and 36,672.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 141,852.36, 212,785.84 and 36,672.24 is: 55,010.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,852.36 : 212,785.84 = 36,672.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,852.36/212,785.84 = 36,672.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,852.36x = 212,785.84 × 36,672.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,852.36x = 7,803,333,393.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,803,333,393.08/141,852.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,010.25

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.