Home / 115,490.20-173,240.16-36,602.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 115,490.20, 173,240.16 and 36,602.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 115,490.20, 173,240.16 and 36,602.68 is: 54,905.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,490.20 : 173,240.16 = 36,602.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,490.20/173,240.16 = 36,602.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,490.20x = 173,240.16 × 36,602.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,490.20x = 6,341,054,139.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,341,054,139.63/115,490.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,905.56

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.