Home / 147,566.40-221,320.80-49,070.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,566.40, 221,320.80 and 49,070.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,566.40, 221,320.80 and 49,070.40 is: 73,596.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,566.40 : 221,320.80 = 49,070.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,566.40/221,320.80 = 49,070.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,566.40x = 221,320.80 × 49,070.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,566.40x = 10,860,300,184.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,860,300,184.32/147,566.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,596.02

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.