Home / 153,960.20-230,972.70-48,789.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,960.20, 230,972.70 and 48,789.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,960.20, 230,972.70 and 48,789.80 is: 73,194.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,960.20 : 230,972.70 = 48,789.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,960.20/230,972.70 = 48,789.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,960.20x = 230,972.70 × 48,789.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,960.20x = 11,269,111,838.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,269,111,838.46/153,960.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,194.97

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.