Home / 116,307.68-174,350.70-37,366.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,307.68, 174,350.70 and 37,366.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,307.68, 174,350.70 and 37,366.50 is: 56,014.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,307.68 : 174,350.70 = 37,366.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,307.68/174,350.70 = 37,366.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,307.68x = 174,350.70 × 37,366.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,307.68x = 6,514,875,431.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,514,875,431.55/116,307.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,014.15

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.