Home / 116,857.86-175,292.61-56,941.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 116,857.86, 175,292.61 and 56,941.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 116,857.86, 175,292.61 and 56,941.38 is: 85,414.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,857.86 : 175,292.61 = 56,941.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,857.86/175,292.61 = 56,941.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,857.86x = 175,292.61 × 56,941.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,857.86x = 9,981,403,117.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,981,403,117.20/116,857.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,414.91

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.