Home / 132,491.60-198,737.40-43,758.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,491.60, 198,737.40 and 43,758.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,491.60, 198,737.40 and 43,758.80 is: 65,638.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,491.60 : 198,737.40 = 43,758.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,491.60/198,737.40 = 43,758.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,491.60x = 198,737.40 × 43,758.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,491.60x = 8,696,510,139.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,696,510,139.12/132,491.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,638.20

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.