Home / 119,155.60-178,733.26-30,409.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,155.60, 178,733.26 and 30,409.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,155.60, 178,733.26 and 30,409.10 is: 45,613.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,155.60 : 178,733.26 = 30,409.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,155.60/178,733.26 = 30,409.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,155.60x = 178,733.26 × 30,409.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,155.60x = 5,435,117,576.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,435,117,576.67/119,155.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,613.61

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.