Home / 116,069.04-174,116.10-49,516.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,069.04, 174,116.10 and 49,516.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,069.04, 174,116.10 and 49,516.20 is: 74,279.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,069.04 : 174,116.10 = 49,516.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,069.04/174,116.10 = 49,516.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,069.04x = 174,116.10 × 49,516.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,069.04x = 8,621,567,630.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,621,567,630.82/116,069.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,279.65

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.