Home / 136,474.74-204,775.52-52,207.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 136,474.74, 204,775.52 and 52,207.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 136,474.74, 204,775.52 and 52,207.05 is: 78,334.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    136,474.74 : 204,775.52 = 52,207.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    136,474.74/204,775.52 = 52,207.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    136,474.74x = 204,775.52 × 52,207.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    136,474.74x = 10,690,725,811.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,690,725,811.42/136,474.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,334.83

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.