Home / 192,664.40-288,910.20-87,429.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 192,664.40, 288,910.20 and 87,429.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 192,664.40, 288,910.20 and 87,429.20 is: 131,104.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    192,664.40 : 288,910.20 = 87,429.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    192,664.40/288,910.20 = 87,429.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    192,664.40x = 288,910.20 × 87,429.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    192,664.40x = 25,259,187,657.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,259,187,657.84/192,664.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 131,104.59

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.