Home / 133,233.50-183,862.26-73,617.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,233.50, 183,862.26 and 73,617.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,233.50, 183,862.26 and 73,617.50 is: 101,592.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,233.50 : 183,862.26 = 73,617.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,233.50/183,862.26 = 73,617.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,233.50x = 183,862.26 × 73,617.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,233.50x = 13,535,479,925.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,535,479,925.55/133,233.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,592.17

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.