Home / 144,583.30-216,869.54-37,966.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,583.30, 216,869.54 and 37,966.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,583.30, 216,869.54 and 37,966.28 is: 56,948.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,583.30 : 216,869.54 = 37,966.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,583.30/216,869.54 = 37,966.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,583.30x = 216,869.54 × 37,966.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,583.30x = 8,233,730,031.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,233,730,031.45/144,583.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,948.00

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.