Home / 148,937.13-223,564.86-60,248.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 148,937.13, 223,564.86 and 60,248.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 148,937.13, 223,564.86 and 60,248.61 is: 90,437.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    148,937.13 : 223,564.86 = 60,248.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    148,937.13/223,564.86 = 60,248.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    148,937.13x = 223,564.86 × 60,248.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    148,937.13x = 13,469,472,059.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,469,472,059.84/148,937.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90,437.30

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.