Home / 115,598.40-173,446.20-63,045.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 115,598.40, 173,446.20 and 63,045.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 115,598.40, 173,446.20 and 63,045.60 is: 94,594.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,598.40 : 173,446.20 = 63,045.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,598.40/173,446.20 = 63,045.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,598.40x = 173,446.20 × 63,045.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,598.40x = 10,935,019,746.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,935,019,746.72/115,598.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 94,594.91

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.