Home / 152,081.10-228,121.65-41,273.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 152,081.10, 228,121.65 and 41,273.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 152,081.10, 228,121.65 and 41,273.10 is: 61,909.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    152,081.10 : 228,121.65 = 41,273.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    152,081.10/228,121.65 = 41,273.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    152,081.10x = 228,121.65 × 41,273.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    152,081.10x = 9,415,287,672.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,415,287,672.62/152,081.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,909.65

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.