Home / 143,944.48-215,910.60-49,183.16

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 143,944.48, 215,910.60 and 49,183.16

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 143,944.48, 215,910.60 and 49,183.16 is: 73,772.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    143,944.48 : 215,910.60 = 49,183.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    143,944.48/215,910.60 = 49,183.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    143,944.48x = 215,910.60 × 49,183.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    143,944.48x = 10,619,165,585.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,619,165,585.50/143,944.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,772.65

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.