Home / 113,613.84-170,421.24-34,727.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,613.84, 170,421.24 and 34,727.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,613.84, 170,421.24 and 34,727.76 is: 52,091.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,613.84 : 170,421.24 = 34,727.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,613.84/170,421.24 = 34,727.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,613.84x = 170,421.24 × 34,727.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,613.84x = 5,918,347,921.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,918,347,921.62/113,613.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,091.79

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.