Home / 118,024.26-162,873.50-64,309.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,024.26, 162,873.50 and 64,309.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,024.26, 162,873.50 and 64,309.29 is: 88,746.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,024.26 : 162,873.50 = 64,309.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,024.26/162,873.50 = 64,309.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,024.26x = 162,873.50 × 64,309.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,024.26x = 10,474,278,823.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,474,278,823.27/118,024.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,746.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.