Home / 133,962.94-200,949.27-40,469.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,962.94, 200,949.27 and 40,469.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,962.94, 200,949.27 and 40,469.50 is: 60,705.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,962.94 : 200,949.27 = 40,469.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,962.94/200,949.27 = 40,469.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,962.94x = 200,949.27 × 40,469.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,962.94x = 8,132,316,482.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,132,316,482.27/133,962.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,705.72

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.