Home / 145,849.60-218,747.40-40,646.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 145,849.60, 218,747.40 and 40,646.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 145,849.60, 218,747.40 and 40,646.80 is: 60,962.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    145,849.60 : 218,747.40 = 40,646.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    145,849.60/218,747.40 = 40,646.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    145,849.60x = 218,747.40 × 40,646.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    145,849.60x = 8,891,381,818.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,891,381,818.32/145,849.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,962.68

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.