Home / 133,228.50-183,855.36-73,612.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,228.50, 183,855.36 and 73,612.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,228.50, 183,855.36 and 73,612.50 is: 101,585.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,228.50 : 183,855.36 = 73,612.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,228.50/183,855.36 = 73,612.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,228.50x = 183,855.36 × 73,612.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,228.50x = 13,534,052,688.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,534,052,688.00/133,228.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,585.27

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.