Home / 118,473.40-177,710.10-74,150.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,473.40, 177,710.10 and 74,150.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,473.40, 177,710.10 and 74,150.20 is: 111,225.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,473.40 : 177,710.10 = 74,150.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,473.40/177,710.10 = 74,150.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,473.40x = 177,710.10 × 74,150.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,473.40x = 13,177,239,457.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,177,239,457.02/118,473.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,225.30

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.