Home / 133,216.29-199,903.20-49,035.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,216.29, 199,903.20 and 49,035.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,216.29, 199,903.20 and 49,035.54 is: 73,582.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,216.29 : 199,903.20 = 49,035.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,216.29/199,903.20 = 49,035.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,216.29x = 199,903.20 × 49,035.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,216.29x = 9,802,361,359.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,802,361,359.73/133,216.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,582.30

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.