Home / 144,071.76-216,131.94-59,877.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,071.76, 216,131.94 and 59,877.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,071.76, 216,131.94 and 59,877.12 is: 89,825.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,071.76 : 216,131.94 = 59,877.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,071.76/216,131.94 = 59,877.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,071.76x = 216,131.94 × 59,877.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,071.76x = 12,941,358,107.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,941,358,107.21/144,071.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,825.78

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.