Home / 113,792.58-170,553.13-52,920.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,792.58, 170,553.13 and 52,920.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,792.58, 170,553.13 and 52,920.68 is: 79,317.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,792.58 : 170,553.13 = 52,920.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,792.58/170,553.13 = 52,920.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,792.58x = 170,553.13 × 52,920.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,792.58x = 9,025,786,630.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,025,786,630.66/113,792.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,317.88

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.