Home / 118,904.51-178,263-58,953.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118,904.51, 178,263 and 58,953.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118,904.51, 178,263 and 58,953.57 is: 88,383.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118,904.51 : 178,263 = 58,953.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118,904.51/178,263 = 58,953.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118,904.51x = 178,263 × 58,953.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118,904.51x = 10,509,240,248.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,509,240,248.91/118,904.51
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,383.87

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.