Home / 116,582.80-174,874.20-103,898.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,582.80, 174,874.20 and 103,898.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,582.80, 174,874.20 and 103,898.20 is: 155,847.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,582.80 : 174,874.20 = 103,898.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,582.80/174,874.20 = 103,898.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,582.80x = 174,874.20 × 103,898.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,582.80x = 18,169,114,606.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,169,114,606.44/116,582.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 155,847.30

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.