Home / 113,912.36-170,868.60-29,672.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,912.36, 170,868.60 and 29,672.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,912.36, 170,868.60 and 29,672.30 is: 44,508.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,912.36 : 170,868.60 = 29,672.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,912.36/170,868.60 = 29,672.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,912.36x = 170,868.60 × 29,672.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,912.36x = 5,070,064,359.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,070,064,359.78/113,912.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,508.47

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.