Home / 133,113.75-183,700.74-72,688.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,113.75, 183,700.74 and 72,688.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,113.75, 183,700.74 and 72,688.20 is: 100,311.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,113.75 : 183,700.74 = 72,688.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,113.75/183,700.74 = 72,688.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,113.75x = 183,700.74 × 72,688.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,113.75x = 13,352,876,129.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,352,876,129.27/133,113.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,311.77

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.