Home / 136,884.80-205,327.20-77,902.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 136,884.80, 205,327.20 and 77,902.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 136,884.80, 205,327.20 and 77,902.40 is: 116,853.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    136,884.80 : 205,327.20 = 77,902.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    136,884.80/205,327.20 = 77,902.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    136,884.80x = 205,327.20 × 77,902.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    136,884.80x = 15,995,481,665.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,995,481,665.28/136,884.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,853.60

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.