Home / 113,769.56-156,970.50-73,485.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,769.56, 156,970.50 and 73,485.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,769.56, 156,970.50 and 73,485.02 is: 101,388.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,769.56 : 156,970.50 = 73,485.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,769.56/156,970.50 = 73,485.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,769.56x = 156,970.50 × 73,485.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,769.56x = 11,534,980,331.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,534,980,331.91/113,769.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,388.99

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.