Home / 149,851.48-224,810.70-56,358.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,851.48, 224,810.70 and 56,358.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,851.48, 224,810.70 and 56,358.04 is: 84,549.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,851.48 : 224,810.70 = 56,358.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,851.48/224,810.70 = 56,358.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,851.48x = 224,810.70 × 56,358.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,851.48x = 12,669,890,423.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,669,890,423.03/149,851.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,549.65

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.