Home / 149,134.77-223,683.53-49,270.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,134.77, 223,683.53 and 49,270.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,134.77, 223,683.53 and 49,270.82 is: 73,900.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,134.77 : 223,683.53 = 49,270.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,134.77/223,683.53 = 49,270.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,134.77x = 223,683.53 × 49,270.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,134.77x = 11,021,069,578.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,021,069,578.82/149,134.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,900.07

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.