Home / 149,221.60-223,832.40-50,725.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,221.60, 223,832.40 and 50,725.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,221.60, 223,832.40 and 50,725.60 is: 76,088.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,221.60 : 223,832.40 = 50,725.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,221.60/223,832.40 = 50,725.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,221.60x = 223,832.40 × 50,725.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,221.60x = 11,354,032,789.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,354,032,789.44/149,221.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,088.40

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.