Home / 115,693.56-159,610.04-75,392.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 115,693.56, 159,610.04 and 75,392.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 115,693.56, 159,610.04 and 75,392.64 is: 104,011.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,693.56 : 159,610.04 = 75,392.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,693.56/159,610.04 = 75,392.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,693.56x = 159,610.04 × 75,392.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,693.56x = 12,033,422,286.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,033,422,286.11/115,693.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 104,011.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.