Home / 153,971.20-230,841.60-83,929.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,971.20, 230,841.60 and 83,929.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,971.20, 230,841.60 and 83,929.60 is: 125,831.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,971.20 : 230,841.60 = 83,929.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,971.20/230,841.60 = 83,929.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,971.20x = 230,841.60 × 83,929.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,971.20x = 19,374,443,151.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,374,443,151.36/153,971.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,831.60

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.