Home / 149,759.04-224,647.56-44,569.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,759.04, 224,647.56 and 44,569.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,759.04, 224,647.56 and 44,569.20 is: 66,856.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,759.04 : 224,647.56 = 44,569.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,759.04/224,647.56 = 44,569.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,759.04x = 224,647.56 × 44,569.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,759.04x = 10,012,362,031.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,012,362,031.15/149,759.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,856.48

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.