Home / 145,561.52-218,395.68-61,342.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 145,561.52, 218,395.68 and 61,342.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 145,561.52, 218,395.68 and 61,342.88 is: 92,036.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    145,561.52 : 218,395.68 = 61,342.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    145,561.52/218,395.68 = 61,342.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    145,561.52x = 218,395.68 × 61,342.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    145,561.52x = 13,397,019,990.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,397,019,990.76/145,561.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 92,036.82

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.