Home / 149,790.98-224,715.90-49,949.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,790.98, 224,715.90 and 49,949.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,790.98, 224,715.90 and 49,949.84 is: 74,934.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,790.98 : 224,715.90 = 49,949.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,790.98/224,715.90 = 49,949.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,790.98x = 224,715.90 × 49,949.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,790.98x = 11,224,523,250.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,224,523,250.46/149,790.98
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,934.57

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.