Home / 153,940.20-230,795.10-83,898.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,940.20, 230,795.10 and 83,898.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,940.20, 230,795.10 and 83,898.60 is: 125,785.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,940.20 : 230,795.10 = 83,898.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,940.20/230,795.10 = 83,898.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,940.20x = 230,795.10 × 83,898.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,940.20x = 19,363,385,776.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,363,385,776.86/153,940.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,785.12

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.