Home / 134,850.42-202,279.28-35,008.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,850.42, 202,279.28 and 35,008.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,850.42, 202,279.28 and 35,008.40 is: 52,513.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,850.42 : 202,279.28 = 35,008.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,850.42/202,279.28 = 35,008.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,850.42x = 202,279.28 × 35,008.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,850.42x = 7,081,474,276.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,081,474,276.61/134,850.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,513.55

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.