Home / 132.50-198.75-67.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132.50, 198.75 and 67.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132.50, 198.75 and 67.49 is: 101.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132.50 : 198.75 = 67.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132.50/198.75 = 67.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132.50x = 198.75 × 67.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132.50x = 13,413.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,413.68/132.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101.23

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.