Home / 151,722.40-227,594.40-46,541.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 151,722.40, 227,594.40 and 46,541.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 151,722.40, 227,594.40 and 46,541.20 is: 69,815.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    151,722.40 : 227,594.40 = 46,541.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    151,722.40/227,594.40 = 46,541.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    151,722.40x = 227,594.40 × 46,541.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    151,722.40x = 10,592,516,489.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,592,516,489.28/151,722.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,815.11

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.