Home / 144,030.10-215,872.35-73,873.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,030.10, 215,872.35 and 73,873.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,030.10, 215,872.35 and 73,873.30 is: 110,721.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,030.10 : 215,872.35 = 73,873.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,030.10/215,872.35 = 73,873.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,030.10x = 215,872.35 × 73,873.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,030.10x = 15,947,202,873.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,947,202,873.26/144,030.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,721.32

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.