Home / 117,062.20-175,551.18-50,473.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,062.20, 175,551.18 and 50,473.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,062.20, 175,551.18 and 50,473.72 is: 75,692.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,062.20 : 175,551.18 = 50,473.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,062.20/175,551.18 = 50,473.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,062.20x = 175,551.18 × 50,473.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,062.20x = 8,860,721,104.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,860,721,104.99/117,062.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,692.42

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.