Home / 113,993.45-170,999.01-38,092.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 113,993.45, 170,999.01 and 38,092.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 113,993.45, 170,999.01 and 38,092.25 is: 57,141.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    113,993.45 : 170,999.01 = 38,092.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    113,993.45/170,999.01 = 38,092.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    113,993.45x = 170,999.01 × 38,092.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    113,993.45x = 6,513,737,038.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,513,737,038.67/113,993.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,141.33

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.