Home / 133,525.60-200,029.20-74,255.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,525.60, 200,029.20 and 74,255.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,525.60, 200,029.20 and 74,255.20 is: 111,238.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,525.60 : 200,029.20 = 74,255.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,525.60/200,029.20 = 74,255.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,525.60x = 200,029.20 × 74,255.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,525.60x = 14,853,208,251.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,853,208,251.84/133,525.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,238.66

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.