Home / 118,899.60-164,080.80-65,186.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,899.60, 164,080.80 and 65,186.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,899.60, 164,080.80 and 65,186.88 is: 89,957.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,899.60 : 164,080.80 = 65,186.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,899.60/164,080.80 = 65,186.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,899.60x = 164,080.80 × 65,186.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,899.60x = 10,695,915,419.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,695,915,419.90/118,899.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,957.54

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.