Home / 117,841.38-176,789.75-38,955.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 117,841.38, 176,789.75 and 38,955.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 117,841.38, 176,789.75 and 38,955.62 is: 58,442.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,841.38 : 176,789.75 = 38,955.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,841.38/176,789.75 = 38,955.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,841.38x = 176,789.75 × 38,955.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,841.38x = 6,886,953,242.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,886,953,242.17/117,841.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,442.57

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.