Home / 144,258.30-215,998.65-104,600.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,258.30, 215,998.65 and 104,600.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,258.30, 215,998.65 and 104,600.70 is: 156,619.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,258.30 : 215,998.65 = 104,600.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,258.30/215,998.65 = 104,600.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,258.30x = 215,998.65 × 104,600.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,258.30x = 22,593,609,989.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,593,609,989.06/144,258.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 156,619.13

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.