Home / 132,677.47-183,089.41-72,247.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,677.47, 183,089.41 and 72,247.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,677.47, 183,089.41 and 72,247.92 is: 99,699.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,677.47 : 183,089.41 = 72,247.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,677.47/183,089.41 = 72,247.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,677.47x = 183,089.41 × 72,247.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,677.47x = 13,227,830,130.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,227,830,130.53/132,677.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 99,699.14

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.