Home / 144,555.20-216,824.70-44,714.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,555.20, 216,824.70 and 44,714.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,555.20, 216,824.70 and 44,714.60 is: 67,069.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,555.20 : 216,824.70 = 44,714.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,555.20/216,824.70 = 44,714.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,555.20x = 216,824.70 × 44,714.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,555.20x = 9,695,229,730.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,695,229,730.62/144,555.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,069.39

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.