Home / 135,809.90-187,415.82-75,380.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 135,809.90, 187,415.82 and 75,380.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 135,809.90, 187,415.82 and 75,380.36 is: 104,023.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    135,809.90 : 187,415.82 = 75,380.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    135,809.90/187,415.82 = 75,380.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    135,809.90x = 187,415.82 × 75,380.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    135,809.90x = 14,127,471,981.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,127,471,981.30/135,809.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 104,023.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.