Home / 113,550.70-170,352.43-38,671.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,550.70, 170,352.43 and 38,671.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,550.70, 170,352.43 and 38,671.49 is: 58,016.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,550.70 : 170,352.43 = 38,671.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,550.70/170,352.43 = 38,671.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,550.70x = 170,352.43 × 38,671.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,550.70x = 6,587,782,622.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,587,782,622.42/113,550.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,016.22

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.