Home / 134,579.64-201,870.28-41,085.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,579.64, 201,870.28 and 41,085.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,579.64, 201,870.28 and 41,085.40 is: 61,628.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,579.64 : 201,870.28 = 41,085.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,579.64/201,870.28 = 41,085.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,579.64x = 201,870.28 × 41,085.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,579.64x = 8,293,921,201.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,293,921,201.91/134,579.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,628.35

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.