Home / 112,599.45-168,850.58-56,417.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 112,599.45, 168,850.58 and 56,417.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 112,599.45, 168,850.58 and 56,417.85 is: 84,602.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    112,599.45 : 168,850.58 = 56,417.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    112,599.45/168,850.58 = 56,417.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    112,599.45x = 168,850.58 × 56,417.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    112,599.45x = 9,526,186,412.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,526,186,412.76/112,599.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,602.42

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.