Home / 116,210.40-174,315.60-60,799.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,210.40, 174,315.60 and 60,799.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,210.40, 174,315.60 and 60,799.20 is: 91,198.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,210.40 : 174,315.60 = 60,799.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,210.40/174,315.60 = 60,799.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,210.40x = 174,315.60 × 60,799.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,210.40x = 10,598,249,027.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,598,249,027.52/116,210.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,198.80

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.