Home / 144,046.80-215,911.80-50,504.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,046.80, 215,911.80 and 50,504.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,046.80, 215,911.80 and 50,504.40 is: 75,701.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,046.80 : 215,911.80 = 50,504.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,046.80/215,911.80 = 50,504.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,046.80x = 215,911.80 × 50,504.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,046.80x = 10,904,495,911.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,904,495,911.92/144,046.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,701.06

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.