Home / 147,837.60-221,788.80-59,068.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,837.60, 221,788.80 and 59,068.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,837.60, 221,788.80 and 59,068.80 is: 88,616.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,837.60 : 221,788.80 = 59,068.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,837.60/221,788.80 = 59,068.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,837.60x = 221,788.80 × 59,068.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,837.60x = 13,100,798,269.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,100,798,269.44/147,837.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,616.15

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.