Home / 121,139.60-181,817.40-71,157.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 121,139.60, 181,817.40 and 71,157.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 121,139.60, 181,817.40 and 71,157.20 is: 106,799.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    121,139.60 : 181,817.40 = 71,157.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    121,139.60/181,817.40 = 71,157.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    121,139.60x = 181,817.40 × 71,157.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    121,139.60x = 12,937,617,095.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,937,617,095.28/121,139.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,799.24

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.