Home / 151,630.96-227,496.76-46,450.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 151,630.96, 227,496.76 and 46,450.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 151,630.96, 227,496.76 and 46,450.96 is: 69,691.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    151,630.96 : 227,496.76 = 46,450.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    151,630.96/227,496.76 = 46,450.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    151,630.96x = 227,496.76 × 46,450.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    151,630.96x = 10,567,442,898.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,567,442,898.89/151,630.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,691.86

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.