Home / 149,530.38-224,257.35-44,324.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,530.38, 224,257.35 and 44,324.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,530.38, 224,257.35 and 44,324.79 is: 66,475.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,530.38 : 224,257.35 = 44,324.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,530.38/224,257.35 = 44,324.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,530.38x = 224,257.35 × 44,324.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,530.38x = 9,940,159,944.71
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,940,159,944.71/149,530.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,475.86

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.