Home / 113,895.40-170,843.10-40,023.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,895.40, 170,843.10 and 40,023.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,895.40, 170,843.10 and 40,023.40 is: 60,035.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,895.40 : 170,843.10 = 40,023.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,895.40/170,843.10 = 40,023.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,895.40x = 170,843.10 × 40,023.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,895.40x = 6,837,721,728.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,837,721,728.54/113,895.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,035.10

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.