Home / 133,266.28-183,877.12-79,568.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,266.28, 183,877.12 and 79,568.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,266.28, 183,877.12 and 79,568.68 is: 109,786.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,266.28 : 183,877.12 = 79,568.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,266.28/183,877.12 = 79,568.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,266.28x = 183,877.12 × 79,568.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,266.28x = 14,630,859,720.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,630,859,720.60/133,266.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,786.66

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.