Home / 142,045.60-213,068.40-82,850.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 142,045.60, 213,068.40 and 82,850.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 142,045.60, 213,068.40 and 82,850.80 is: 124,276.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    142,045.60 : 213,068.40 = 82,850.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    142,045.60/213,068.40 = 82,850.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    142,045.60x = 213,068.40 × 82,850.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    142,045.60x = 17,652,887,394.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,652,887,394.72/142,045.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,276.20

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.