Home / 134,077.90-201,116.85-86,838.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,077.90, 201,116.85 and 86,838.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,077.90, 201,116.85 and 86,838.70 is: 130,258.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,077.90 : 201,116.85 = 86,838.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,077.90/201,116.85 = 86,838.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,077.90x = 201,116.85 × 86,838.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,077.90x = 17,464,725,802.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,464,725,802.10/134,077.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,258.05

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.