Home / 118,467.23-177,732.00-42,573.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,467.23, 177,732.00 and 42,573.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,467.23, 177,732.00 and 42,573.43 is: 63,871.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,467.23 : 177,732.00 = 42,573.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,467.23/177,732.00 = 42,573.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,467.23x = 177,732.00 × 42,573.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,467.23x = 7,566,661,642.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,566,661,642.67/118,467.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,871.35

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.