Home / 144,650.75-217,010.76-60,364.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,650.75, 217,010.76 and 60,364.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,650.75, 217,010.76 and 60,364.02 is: 90,560.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,650.75 : 217,010.76 = 60,364.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,650.75/217,010.76 = 60,364.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,650.75x = 217,010.76 × 60,364.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,650.75x = 13,099,641,856.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,099,641,856.86/144,650.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90,560.48

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.