Home / 459,824.45-689,765.83-144,293.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 459,824.45, 689,765.83 and 144,293.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 459,824.45, 689,765.83 and 144,293.81 is: 216,449.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    459,824.45 : 689,765.83 = 144,293.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    459,824.45/689,765.83 = 144,293.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    459,824.45x = 689,765.83 × 144,293.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    459,824.45x = 99,528,935,808.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 99,528,935,808.95/459,824.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 216,449.86

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.