Home / 115,867.02-173,866.22-62,558.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 115,867.02, 173,866.22 and 62,558.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 115,867.02, 173,866.22 and 62,558.30 is: 93,872.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,867.02 : 173,866.22 = 62,558.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,867.02/173,866.22 = 62,558.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,867.02x = 173,866.22 × 62,558.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,867.02x = 10,876,775,150.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,876,775,150.63/115,867.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,872.92

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.