Home / 113,614.40-170,227.20-72,012.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,614.40, 170,227.20 and 72,012.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,614.40, 170,227.20 and 72,012.80 is: 107,895.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,614.40 : 170,227.20 = 72,012.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,614.40/170,227.20 = 72,012.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,614.40x = 170,227.20 × 72,012.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,614.40x = 12,258,537,308.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,258,537,308.16/113,614.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,895.98

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.