Home / 153,824.33-230,735.13-53,961.13

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,824.33, 230,735.13 and 53,961.13

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,824.33, 230,735.13 and 53,961.13 is: 80,941.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,824.33 : 230,735.13 = 53,961.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,824.33/230,735.13 = 53,961.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,824.33x = 230,735.13 × 53,961.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,824.33x = 12,450,728,086.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,450,728,086.15/153,824.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,941.21

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.