Home / 145,971.57-219,015.27-52,484.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 145,971.57, 219,015.27 and 52,484.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 145,971.57, 219,015.27 and 52,484.61 is: 78,747.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    145,971.57 : 219,015.27 = 52,484.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    145,971.57/219,015.27 = 52,484.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    145,971.57x = 219,015.27 × 52,484.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    145,971.57x = 11,494,931,029.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,494,931,029.99/145,971.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,747.74

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.