Home / 130,460.19-195,746.00-55,615.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 130,460.19, 195,746.00 and 55,615.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 130,460.19, 195,746.00 and 55,615.58 is: 83,447.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    130,460.19 : 195,746.00 = 55,615.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    130,460.19/195,746.00 = 55,615.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    130,460.19x = 195,746.00 × 55,615.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    130,460.19x = 10,886,527,533.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,886,527,533.97/130,460.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,447.12

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.