Home / 134,852.20-202,205.40-55,974.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,852.20, 202,205.40 and 55,974.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,852.20, 202,205.40 and 55,974.40 is: 83,931.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,852.20 : 202,205.40 = 55,974.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,852.20/202,205.40 = 55,974.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,852.20x = 202,205.40 × 55,974.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,852.20x = 11,318,325,941.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,318,325,941.76/134,852.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,931.34

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.