Home / 118,216.85-163,139.02-64,501.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,216.85, 163,139.02 and 64,501.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,216.85, 163,139.02 and 64,501.84 is: 89,012.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,216.85 : 163,139.02 = 64,501.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,216.85/163,139.02 = 64,501.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,216.85x = 163,139.02 × 64,501.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,216.85x = 10,522,766,396.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,522,766,396.69/118,216.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,012.41

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.