Home / 149,201.10-223,801.65-104,877.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,201.10, 223,801.65 and 104,877.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,201.10, 223,801.65 and 104,877.90 is: 157,316.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,201.10 : 223,801.65 = 104,877.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,201.10/223,801.65 = 104,877.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,201.10x = 223,801.65 × 104,877.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,201.10x = 23,471,847,068.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,471,847,068.54/149,201.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 157,316.85

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.