Home / 147,860.40-221,819.40-63,620.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,860.40, 221,819.40 and 63,620.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,860.40, 221,819.40 and 63,620.40 is: 95,442.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,860.40 : 221,819.40 = 63,620.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,860.40/221,819.40 = 63,620.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,860.40x = 221,819.40 × 63,620.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,860.40x = 14,112,238,955.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,112,238,955.76/147,860.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 95,442.99

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.