Home / 149,941.40-224,912.10-39,133.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,941.40, 224,912.10 and 39,133.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,941.40, 224,912.10 and 39,133.40 is: 58,700.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,941.40 : 224,912.10 = 39,133.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,941.40/224,912.10 = 39,133.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,941.40x = 224,912.10 × 39,133.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,941.40x = 8,801,575,174.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,801,575,174.14/149,941.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,700.10

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.