Home / 144,958.20-217,458.90-51,456.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 144,958.20, 217,458.90 and 51,456.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 144,958.20, 217,458.90 and 51,456.12 is: 77,191.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,958.20 : 217,458.90 = 51,456.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,958.20/217,458.90 = 51,456.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,958.20x = 217,458.90 × 51,456.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,958.20x = 11,189,591,253.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,189,591,253.47/144,958.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,191.85

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.