Home / 153,824.80-230,737.20-83,840.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,824.80, 230,737.20 and 83,840.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,824.80, 230,737.20 and 83,840.80 is: 125,761.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,824.80 : 230,737.20 = 83,840.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,824.80/230,737.20 = 83,840.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,824.80x = 230,737.20 × 83,840.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,824.80x = 19,345,191,437.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,345,191,437.76/153,824.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,761.20

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.