Home / 116,446.70-174,554.85-57,233.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,446.70, 174,554.85 and 57,233.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,446.70, 174,554.85 and 57,233.90 is: 85,794.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,446.70 : 174,554.85 = 57,233.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,446.70/174,554.85 = 57,233.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,446.70x = 174,554.85 × 57,233.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,446.70x = 9,990,454,829.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,990,454,829.42/116,446.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,794.23

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.