Home / 113,659.29-170,439.53-32,588.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,659.29, 170,439.53 and 32,588.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,659.29, 170,439.53 and 32,588.46 is: 48,868.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,659.29 : 170,439.53 = 32,588.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,659.29/170,439.53 = 32,588.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,659.29x = 170,439.53 × 32,588.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,659.29x = 5,554,362,313.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,554,362,313.39/113,659.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 48,868.53

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.