Home / 118,332.38-177,497.76-29,585.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,332.38, 177,497.76 and 29,585.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,332.38, 177,497.76 and 29,585.36 is: 44,377.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,332.38 : 177,497.76 = 29,585.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,332.38/177,497.76 = 29,585.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,332.38x = 177,497.76 × 29,585.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,332.38x = 5,251,335,128.79
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,251,335,128.79/118,332.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,377.84

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.