Home / 132,696.36-198,912.06-73,558.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,696.36, 198,912.06 and 73,558.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,696.36, 198,912.06 and 73,558.44 is: 110,264.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,696.36 : 198,912.06 = 73,558.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,696.36/198,912.06 = 73,558.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,696.36x = 198,912.06 × 73,558.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,696.36x = 14,631,660,830.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,631,660,830.79/132,696.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,264.22

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.