Home / 142,685.60-213,874.80-53,904.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 142,685.60, 213,874.80 and 53,904.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 142,685.60, 213,874.80 and 53,904.80 is: 80,799.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    142,685.60 : 213,874.80 = 53,904.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    142,685.60/213,874.80 = 53,904.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    142,685.60x = 213,874.80 × 53,904.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    142,685.60x = 11,528,878,319.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,528,878,319.04/142,685.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,799.17

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.