Home / 152,643.20-228,961.20-41,835.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 152,643.20, 228,961.20 and 41,835.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 152,643.20, 228,961.20 and 41,835.20 is: 62,751.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    152,643.20 : 228,961.20 = 41,835.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    152,643.20/228,961.20 = 41,835.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    152,643.20x = 228,961.20 × 41,835.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    152,643.20x = 9,578,637,594.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,578,637,594.24/152,643.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,751.81

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.