Home / 144,202.42-216,241.22-59,904.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,202.42, 216,241.22 and 59,904.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,202.42, 216,241.22 and 59,904.84 is: 89,831.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,202.42 : 216,241.22 = 59,904.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,202.42/216,241.22 = 59,904.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,202.42x = 216,241.22 × 59,904.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,202.42x = 12,953,896,646.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,953,896,646.17/144,202.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,831.34

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.