Home / 147,943.57-221,924.70-62,538.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 147,943.57, 221,924.70 and 62,538.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 147,943.57, 221,924.70 and 62,538.50 is: 93,811.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,943.57 : 221,924.70 = 62,538.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,943.57/221,924.70 = 62,538.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,943.57x = 221,924.70 × 62,538.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,943.57x = 13,878,837,850.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,878,837,850.95/147,943.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,811.70

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.