Home / 143,387.60-215,124.60-101,915.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 143,387.60, 215,124.60 and 101,915.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 143,387.60, 215,124.60 and 101,915.60 is: 152,904.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    143,387.60 : 215,124.60 = 101,915.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    143,387.60/215,124.60 = 101,915.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    143,387.60x = 215,124.60 × 101,915.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    143,387.60x = 21,924,552,683.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,924,552,683.76/143,387.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 152,904.11

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.