Home / 117,230.84-175,846.48-28,484.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,230.84, 175,846.48 and 28,484.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,230.84, 175,846.48 and 28,484.42 is: 42,726.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,230.84 : 175,846.48 = 28,484.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,230.84/175,846.48 = 28,484.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,230.84x = 175,846.48 × 28,484.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,230.84x = 5,008,884,991.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,008,884,991.84/117,230.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,726.68

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.