Home / 199,686.80-299,355.08-75,115.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,686.80, 299,355.08 and 75,115.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,686.80, 299,355.08 and 75,115.28 is: 112,607.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,686.80 : 299,355.08 = 75,115.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,686.80/299,355.08 = 75,115.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,686.80x = 299,355.08 × 75,115.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,686.80x = 22,486,140,653.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,486,140,653.62/199,686.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,607.05

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.