Home / 134,772.80-202,207.80-55,911.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,772.80, 202,207.80 and 55,911.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,772.80, 202,207.80 and 55,911.20 is: 83,886.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,772.80 : 202,207.80 = 55,911.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,772.80/202,207.80 = 55,911.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,772.80x = 202,207.80 × 55,911.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,772.80x = 11,305,680,747.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,305,680,747.36/134,772.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,886.96

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.