Home / 118,278.35-177,440.88-43,399.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,278.35, 177,440.88 and 43,399.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,278.35, 177,440.88 and 43,399.11 is: 65,107.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,278.35 : 177,440.88 = 43,399.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,278.35/177,440.88 = 43,399.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,278.35x = 177,440.88 × 43,399.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,278.35x = 7,700,776,269.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,700,776,269.62/118,278.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,107.23

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.