Home / 116,412.40-174,575.40-46,277.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,412.40, 174,575.40 and 46,277.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,412.40, 174,575.40 and 46,277.20 is: 69,398.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,412.40 : 174,575.40 = 46,277.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,412.40/174,575.40 = 46,277.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,412.40x = 174,575.40 × 46,277.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,412.40x = 8,078,860,700.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,078,860,700.88/116,412.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,398.63

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.