Home / 315,156.60-472,662.81-90,515.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 315,156.60, 472,662.81 and 90,515.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 315,156.60, 472,662.81 and 90,515.25 is: 135,752.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    315,156.60 : 472,662.81 = 90,515.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    315,156.60/472,662.81 = 90,515.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    315,156.60x = 472,662.81 × 90,515.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    315,156.60x = 42,783,192,412.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,783,192,412.85/315,156.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 135,752.17

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.