Home / 134,081.15-201,056.72-77,937.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,081.15, 201,056.72 and 77,937.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,081.15, 201,056.72 and 77,937.42 is: 116,868.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,081.15 : 201,056.72 = 77,937.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,081.15/201,056.72 = 77,937.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,081.15x = 201,056.72 × 77,937.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,081.15x = 15,669,841,640.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,669,841,640.78/134,081.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,868.35

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.