Home / 150,833.60-225,905.94-72,003.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 150,833.60, 225,905.94 and 72,003.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 150,833.60, 225,905.94 and 72,003.18 is: 107,840.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    150,833.60 : 225,905.94 = 72,003.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    150,833.60/225,905.94 = 72,003.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    150,833.60x = 225,905.94 × 72,003.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    150,833.60x = 16,265,946,060.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,265,946,060.89/150,833.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,840.34

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.