Home / 147,933.20-221,899.80-59,200.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,933.20, 221,899.80 and 59,200.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,933.20, 221,899.80 and 59,200.40 is: 88,800.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,933.20 : 221,899.80 = 59,200.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,933.20/221,899.80 = 59,200.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,933.20x = 221,899.80 × 59,200.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,933.20x = 13,136,556,919.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,136,556,919.92/147,933.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,800.60

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.