Home / 132,641.28-199,031.04-58,752

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,641.28, 199,031.04 and 58,752

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,641.28, 199,031.04 and 58,752 is: 88,158.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,641.28 : 199,031.04 = 58,752 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,641.28/199,031.04 = 58,752/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,641.28x = 199,031.04 × 58,752
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,641.28x = 11,693,471,662.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,693,471,662.08/132,641.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,158.62

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.