Home / 144,088.38-216,132.57-73,922.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,088.38, 216,132.57 and 73,922.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,088.38, 216,132.57 and 73,922.94 is: 110,884.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,088.38 : 216,132.57 = 73,922.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,088.38/216,132.57 = 73,922.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,088.38x = 216,132.57 × 73,922.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,088.38x = 15,977,155,004.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,977,155,004.16/144,088.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,884.41

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.