Home / 118,483.48-177,719.74-29,735.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,483.48, 177,719.74 and 29,735.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,483.48, 177,719.74 and 29,735.02 is: 44,601.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,483.48 : 177,719.74 = 29,735.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,483.48/177,719.74 = 29,735.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,483.48x = 177,719.74 × 29,735.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,483.48x = 5,284,500,023.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,284,500,023.29/118,483.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,601.15

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.