Home / 149,761.24-224,566.74-49,886.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,761.24, 224,566.74 and 49,886.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,761.24, 224,566.74 and 49,886.32 is: 74,804.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,761.24 : 224,566.74 = 49,886.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,761.24/224,566.74 = 49,886.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,761.24x = 224,566.74 × 49,886.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,761.24x = 11,202,808,253.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,202,808,253.00/149,761.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,804.46

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.