Home / 133,117.60-199,417.20-73,847.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,117.60, 199,417.20 and 73,847.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,117.60, 199,417.20 and 73,847.20 is: 110,627.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,117.60 : 199,417.20 = 73,847.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,117.60/199,417.20 = 73,847.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,117.60x = 199,417.20 × 73,847.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,117.60x = 14,726,401,851.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,726,401,851.84/133,117.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,627.01

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.