Home / 149,990.55-224,997.80-50,151.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 149,990.55, 224,997.80 and 50,151.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 149,990.55, 224,997.80 and 50,151.27 is: 75,230.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,990.55 : 224,997.80 = 50,151.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,990.55/224,997.80 = 50,151.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,990.55x = 224,997.80 × 50,151.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,990.55x = 11,283,925,026.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,283,925,026.68/149,990.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,230.91

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.