Home / 133.80-200.62-88.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133.80, 200.62 and 88.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133.80, 200.62 and 88.12 is: 132.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133.80 : 200.62 = 88.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133.80/200.62 = 88.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133.80x = 200.62 × 88.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133.80x = 17,678.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,678.63/133.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 132.13

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.