Home / 116,295.65-174,332.74-37,354.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,295.65, 174,332.74 and 37,354.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,295.65, 174,332.74 and 37,354.53 is: 55,996.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,295.65 : 174,332.74 = 37,354.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,295.65/174,332.74 = 37,354.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,295.65x = 174,332.74 × 37,354.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,295.65x = 6,512,117,379.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,512,117,379.54/116,295.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,996.22

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.