Home / 148,896.50-205,477.18-81,828.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 148,896.50, 205,477.18 and 81,828.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 148,896.50, 205,477.18 and 81,828.50 is: 112,923.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    148,896.50 : 205,477.18 = 81,828.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    148,896.50/205,477.18 = 81,828.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    148,896.50x = 205,477.18 × 81,828.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    148,896.50x = 16,813,889,423.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,813,889,423.63/148,896.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,923.34

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.