Home / 147,495.60-221,275.80-47,638.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,495.60, 221,275.80 and 47,638.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,495.60, 221,275.80 and 47,638.80 is: 71,468.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,495.60 : 221,275.80 = 47,638.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,495.60/221,275.80 = 47,638.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,495.60x = 221,275.80 × 47,638.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,495.60x = 10,541,313,581.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,541,313,581.04/147,495.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,468.66

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.