Home / 152,437.10-228,655.65-47,266.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 152,437.10, 228,655.65 and 47,266.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 152,437.10, 228,655.65 and 47,266.70 is: 70,900.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    152,437.10 : 228,655.65 = 47,266.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    152,437.10/228,655.65 = 47,266.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    152,437.10x = 228,655.65 × 47,266.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    152,437.10x = 10,807,798,011.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,807,798,011.86/152,437.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 70,900.05

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.