Home / 113,723.19-170,617.59-34,849.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,723.19, 170,617.59 and 34,849.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,723.19, 170,617.59 and 34,849.04 is: 52,283.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,723.19 : 170,617.59 = 34,849.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,723.19/170,617.59 = 34,849.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,723.19x = 170,617.59 × 34,849.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,723.19x = 5,945,858,365.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,945,858,365.53/113,723.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 52,283.61

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.