Home / 132,495.24-182,843.30-75,906.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,495.24, 182,843.30 and 75,906.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,495.24, 182,843.30 and 75,906.84 is: 104,751.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,495.24 : 182,843.30 = 75,906.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,495.24/182,843.30 = 75,906.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,495.24x = 182,843.30 × 75,906.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,495.24x = 13,879,057,118.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,879,057,118.17/132,495.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 104,751.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.