Home / 117,626.80-176,440.20-70,970.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,626.80, 176,440.20 and 70,970.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,626.80, 176,440.20 and 70,970.80 is: 106,456.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,626.80 : 176,440.20 = 70,970.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,626.80/176,440.20 = 70,970.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,626.80x = 176,440.20 × 70,970.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,626.80x = 12,522,102,146.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,522,102,146.16/117,626.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,456.20

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.