Home / 145,378.29-218,096.73-51,881.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 145,378.29, 218,096.73 and 51,881.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 145,378.29, 218,096.73 and 51,881.61 is: 77,832.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    145,378.29 : 218,096.73 = 51,881.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    145,378.29/218,096.73 = 51,881.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    145,378.29x = 218,096.73 × 51,881.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    145,378.29x = 11,315,209,488.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,315,209,488.14/145,378.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,832.87

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.