Home / 134,132.48-201,229.86-39,358.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,132.48, 201,229.86 and 39,358.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,132.48, 201,229.86 and 39,358.80 is: 59,047.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,132.48 : 201,229.86 = 39,358.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,132.48/201,229.86 = 39,358.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,132.48x = 201,229.86 × 39,358.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,132.48x = 7,920,165,813.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,920,165,813.77/134,132.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,047.34

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.