Home / 144,952.48-217,319.06-95,045.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,952.48, 217,319.06 and 95,045.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,952.48, 217,319.06 and 95,045.14 is: 142,495.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,952.48 : 217,319.06 = 95,045.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,952.48/217,319.06 = 95,045.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,952.48x = 217,319.06 × 95,045.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,952.48x = 20,655,120,482.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,655,120,482.37/144,952.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 142,495.81

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.