Home / 117,692.90-176,483.73-42,760.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,692.90, 176,483.73 and 42,760.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,692.90, 176,483.73 and 42,760.79 is: 64,120.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,692.90 : 176,483.73 = 42,760.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,692.90/176,483.73 = 42,760.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,692.90x = 176,483.73 × 42,760.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,692.90x = 7,546,583,716.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,546,583,716.95/117,692.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,120.98

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.