Home / 132,406.40-198,609.60-85,167.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,406.40, 198,609.60 and 85,167.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,406.40, 198,609.60 and 85,167.20 is: 127,750.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,406.40 : 198,609.60 = 85,167.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,406.40/198,609.60 = 85,167.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,406.40x = 198,609.60 × 85,167.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,406.40x = 16,915,023,525.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,915,023,525.12/132,406.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,750.80

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.