Home / 133,659.25-184,449.76-73,232.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,659.25, 184,449.76 and 73,232.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,659.25, 184,449.76 and 73,232.19 is: 101,060.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,659.25 : 184,449.76 = 73,232.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,659.25/184,449.76 = 73,232.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,659.25x = 184,449.76 × 73,232.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,659.25x = 13,507,659,686.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,507,659,686.69/133,659.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,060.42

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.