Home / 143,820.06-215,827.29-50,326.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 143,820.06, 215,827.29 and 50,326.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 143,820.06, 215,827.29 and 50,326.62 is: 75,523.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    143,820.06 : 215,827.29 = 50,326.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    143,820.06/215,827.29 = 50,326.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    143,820.06x = 215,827.29 × 50,326.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    143,820.06x = 10,861,858,009.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,861,858,009.46/143,820.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,523.94

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.