Home / 199,650.30-299,366.10-81,187.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,650.30, 299,366.10 and 81,187.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,650.30, 299,366.10 and 81,187.80 is: 121,737.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,650.30 : 299,366.10 = 81,187.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,650.30/299,366.10 = 81,187.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,650.30x = 299,366.10 × 81,187.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,650.30x = 24,304,875,053.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,304,875,053.58/199,650.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 121,737.23

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.