Home / 144,633.27-199,570.15-90,880.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,633.27, 199,570.15 and 90,880.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,633.27, 199,570.15 and 90,880.22 is: 125,399.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,633.27 : 199,570.15 = 90,880.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,633.27/199,570.15 = 90,880.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,633.27x = 199,570.15 × 90,880.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,633.27x = 18,136,979,137.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,136,979,137.43/144,633.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,399.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.