Home / 118,625.12-177,937.68-29,885.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,625.12, 177,937.68 and 29,885.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,625.12, 177,937.68 and 29,885.54 is: 44,828.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,625.12 : 177,937.68 = 29,885.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,625.12/177,937.68 = 29,885.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,625.12x = 177,937.68 × 29,885.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,625.12x = 5,317,764,522.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,317,764,522.04/118,625.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 44,828.32

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.