Home / 149,037.60-223,556.40-43,856.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,037.60, 223,556.40 and 43,856.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,037.60, 223,556.40 and 43,856.60 is: 65,784.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,037.60 : 223,556.40 = 43,856.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,037.60/223,556.40 = 43,856.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,037.60x = 223,556.40 × 43,856.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,037.60x = 9,804,423,612.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,804,423,612.24/149,037.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,784.90

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.