Home / 128,385.60-177,166.80-74,670.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 128,385.60, 177,166.80 and 74,670.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 128,385.60, 177,166.80 and 74,670.72 is: 103,042.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    128,385.60 : 177,166.80 = 74,670.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    128,385.60/177,166.80 = 74,670.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    128,385.60x = 177,166.80 × 74,670.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    128,385.60x = 13,229,172,516.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,229,172,516.10/128,385.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 103,042.49

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.