Home / 114,937.10-172,077.60-111,656.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 114,937.10, 172,077.60 and 111,656.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 114,937.10, 172,077.60 and 111,656.60 is: 167,166.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    114,937.10 : 172,077.60 = 111,656.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    114,937.10/172,077.60 = 111,656.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    114,937.10x = 172,077.60 × 111,656.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    114,937.10x = 19,213,599,752.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,213,599,752.16/114,937.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 167,166.21

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.