Home / 134,923.60-202,223.40-55,997.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 134,923.60, 202,223.40 and 55,997.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 134,923.60, 202,223.40 and 55,997.20 is: 83,928.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    134,923.60 : 202,223.40 = 55,997.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    134,923.60/202,223.40 = 55,997.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    134,923.60x = 202,223.40 × 55,997.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    134,923.60x = 11,323,944,174.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,323,944,174.48/134,923.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,928.57

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.