Home / 148,420.28-222,628.04-47,216.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 148,420.28, 222,628.04 and 47,216.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 148,420.28, 222,628.04 and 47,216.92 is: 70,824.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    148,420.28 : 222,628.04 = 47,216.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    148,420.28/222,628.04 = 47,216.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    148,420.28x = 222,628.04 × 47,216.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    148,420.28x = 10,511,810,354.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,511,810,354.44/148,420.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,824.62

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.