Home / 135,705.20-203,460.60-56,778.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 135,705.20, 203,460.60 and 56,778.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 135,705.20, 203,460.60 and 56,778.80 is: 85,127.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    135,705.20 : 203,460.60 = 56,778.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    135,705.20/203,460.60 = 56,778.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    135,705.20x = 203,460.60 × 56,778.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    135,705.20x = 11,552,248,715.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,552,248,715.28/135,705.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,127.53

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.