Home / 149,820.10-224,730.15-39,012.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,820.10, 224,730.15 and 39,012.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,820.10, 224,730.15 and 39,012.10 is: 58,518.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,820.10 : 224,730.15 = 39,012.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,820.10/224,730.15 = 39,012.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,820.10x = 224,730.15 × 39,012.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,820.10x = 8,767,195,084.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,767,195,084.82/149,820.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,518.15

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.