Home / 148,919.88-223,407.50-49,087.09

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 148,919.88, 223,407.50 and 49,087.09

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 148,919.88, 223,407.50 and 49,087.09 is: 73,639.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    148,919.88 : 223,407.50 = 49,087.09 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    148,919.88/223,407.50 = 49,087.09/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    148,919.88x = 223,407.50 × 49,087.09
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    148,919.88x = 10,966,424,059.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,966,424,059.18/148,919.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,639.76

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.