Home / 132,616.64-183,029.87-75,270.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,616.64, 183,029.87 and 75,270.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,616.64, 183,029.87 and 75,270.15 is: 103,883.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,616.64 : 183,029.87 = 75,270.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,616.64/183,029.87 = 75,270.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,616.64x = 183,029.87 × 75,270.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,616.64x = 13,776,685,957.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,776,685,957.56/132,616.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 103,883.54

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.