Home / 132,890.85-199,170.21-94,881.15

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 132,890.85, 199,170.21 and 94,881.15

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 132,890.85, 199,170.21 and 94,881.15 is: 142,203.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,890.85 : 199,170.21 = 94,881.15 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,890.85/199,170.21 = 94,881.15/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,890.85x = 199,170.21 × 94,881.15
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,890.85x = 18,897,498,570.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,897,498,570.54/132,890.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 142,203.16

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.