Home / 273,739.20-410,839.20-133,617.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 273,739.20, 410,839.20 and 133,617.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 273,739.20, 410,839.20 and 133,617.60 is: 200,538.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    273,739.20 : 410,839.20 = 133,617.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    273,739.20/410,839.20 = 133,617.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    273,739.20x = 410,839.20 × 133,617.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    273,739.20x = 54,895,347,889.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,895,347,889.92/273,739.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 200,538.86

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.