Home / 146,540.40-219,810.60-99,301.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 146,540.40, 219,810.60 and 99,301.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 146,540.40, 219,810.60 and 99,301.20 is: 148,951.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    146,540.40 : 219,810.60 = 99,301.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    146,540.40/219,810.60 = 99,301.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    146,540.40x = 219,810.60 × 99,301.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    146,540.40x = 21,827,456,352.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,827,456,352.72/146,540.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 148,951.80

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.