Home / 116,024.97-174,037.61-31,785.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,024.97, 174,037.61 and 31,785.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,024.97, 174,037.61 and 31,785.89 is: 47,678.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,024.97 : 174,037.61 = 31,785.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,024.97/174,037.61 = 31,785.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,024.97x = 174,037.61 × 31,785.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,024.97x = 5,531,939,298.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,531,939,298.21/116,024.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 47,678.87

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.