Home / 150,527.20-225,790.80-75,877.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 150,527.20, 225,790.80 and 75,877.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 150,527.20, 225,790.80 and 75,877.60 is: 113,816.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    150,527.20 : 225,790.80 = 75,877.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    150,527.20/225,790.80 = 75,877.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    150,527.20x = 225,790.80 × 75,877.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    150,527.20x = 17,132,464,006.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,132,464,006.08/150,527.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,816.40

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.