Home / 115,963.60-173,961.60-49,403.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 115,963.60, 173,961.60 and 49,403.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 115,963.60, 173,961.60 and 49,403.20 is: 74,111.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,963.60 : 173,961.60 = 49,403.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,963.60/173,961.60 = 49,403.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,963.60x = 173,961.60 × 49,403.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,963.60x = 8,594,259,717.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,594,259,717.12/115,963.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,111.70

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.