Home / 151,938.60-227,907.90-104,699.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 151,938.60, 227,907.90 and 104,699.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 151,938.60, 227,907.90 and 104,699.40 is: 157,049.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    151,938.60 : 227,907.90 = 104,699.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    151,938.60/227,907.90 = 104,699.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    151,938.60x = 227,907.90 × 104,699.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    151,938.60x = 23,861,820,385.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,861,820,385.26/151,938.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 157,049.10

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.