Home / 114,543.19-171,745.71-51,351.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 114,543.19, 171,745.71 and 51,351.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 114,543.19, 171,745.71 and 51,351.87 is: 76,996.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    114,543.19 : 171,745.71 = 51,351.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    114,543.19/171,745.71 = 51,351.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    114,543.19x = 171,745.71 × 51,351.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    114,543.19x = 8,819,463,372.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,819,463,372.98/114,543.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,996.84

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.