Home / 118,444.28-163,452.50-70,063.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,444.28, 163,452.50 and 70,063.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,444.28, 163,452.50 and 70,063.58 is: 96,687.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,444.28 : 163,452.50 = 70,063.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,444.28/163,452.50 = 70,063.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,444.28x = 163,452.50 × 70,063.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,444.28x = 11,452,067,309.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,452,067,309.95/118,444.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 96,687.38

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.