Home / 152,922.90-229,325.85-50,316.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 152,922.90, 229,325.85 and 50,316.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 152,922.90, 229,325.85 and 50,316.33 is: 75,455.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    152,922.90 : 229,325.85 = 50,316.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    152,922.90/229,325.85 = 50,316.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    152,922.90x = 229,325.85 × 50,316.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    152,922.90x = 11,538,835,146.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,538,835,146.13/152,922.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,455.25

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.