Home / 113,442.96-170,189.82-34,563.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,442.96, 170,189.82 and 34,563.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,442.96, 170,189.82 and 34,563.36 is: 51,852.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,442.96 : 170,189.82 = 34,563.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,442.96/170,189.82 = 34,563.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,442.96x = 170,189.82 × 34,563.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,442.96x = 5,882,332,017.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,882,332,017.00/113,442.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,852.77

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.