Home / 132,885.60-199,328.40-97,893.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,885.60, 199,328.40 and 97,893.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,885.60, 199,328.40 and 97,893.60 is: 146,840.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,885.60 : 199,328.40 = 97,893.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,885.60/199,328.40 = 97,893.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,885.60x = 199,328.40 × 97,893.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,885.60x = 19,512,974,658.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,512,974,658.24/132,885.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 146,840.40

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.