Home / 116,193.60-174,290.40-89,917.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,193.60, 174,290.40 and 89,917.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,193.60, 174,290.40 and 89,917.20 is: 134,875.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,193.60 : 174,290.40 = 89,917.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,193.60/174,290.40 = 89,917.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,193.60x = 174,290.40 × 89,917.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,193.60x = 15,671,704,754.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,671,704,754.88/116,193.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,875.80

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.