Home / 117,550.40-176,325.60-73,154.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,550.40, 176,325.60 and 73,154.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,550.40, 176,325.60 and 73,154.30 is: 109,731.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,550.40 : 176,325.60 = 73,154.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,550.40/176,325.60 = 73,154.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,550.40x = 176,325.60 × 73,154.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,550.40x = 12,898,975,840.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,898,975,840.08/117,550.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,731.45

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.