Home / 114,729.44-172,094.22-35,850.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 114,729.44, 172,094.22 and 35,850.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 114,729.44, 172,094.22 and 35,850.42 is: 53,775.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    114,729.44 : 172,094.22 = 35,850.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    114,729.44/172,094.22 = 35,850.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    114,729.44x = 172,094.22 × 35,850.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    114,729.44x = 6,169,650,066.57
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,169,650,066.57/114,729.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,775.65

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.