Home / 113,731.75-156,949.82-63,430.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,731.75, 156,949.82 and 63,430.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,731.75, 156,949.82 and 63,430.75 is: 87,534.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,731.75 : 156,949.82 = 63,430.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,731.75/156,949.82 = 63,430.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,731.75x = 156,949.82 × 63,430.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,731.75x = 9,955,444,794.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,955,444,794.97/113,731.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,534.44

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.