Home / 150,069.58-225,116.20-50,230.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 150,069.58, 225,116.20 and 50,230.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 150,069.58, 225,116.20 and 50,230.14 is: 75,349.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    150,069.58 : 225,116.20 = 50,230.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    150,069.58/225,116.20 = 50,230.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    150,069.58x = 225,116.20 × 50,230.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    150,069.58x = 11,307,617,460.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,307,617,460.87/150,069.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,349.17

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.