Home / 116,767.38-175,175.67-37,875.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,767.38, 175,175.67 and 37,875.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,767.38, 175,175.67 and 37,875.46 is: 56,821.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,767.38 : 175,175.67 = 37,875.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,767.38/175,175.67 = 37,875.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,767.38x = 175,175.67 × 37,875.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,767.38x = 6,634,858,206.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,634,858,206.18/116,767.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,821.16

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.