Home / 113,989.74-157,300.93-62,999.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,989.74, 157,300.93 and 62,999.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,989.74, 157,300.93 and 62,999.83 is: 86,937.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,989.74 : 157,300.93 = 62,999.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,989.74/157,300.93 = 62,999.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,989.74x = 157,300.93 × 62,999.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,989.74x = 9,909,931,848.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,909,931,848.84/113,989.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,937.05

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.