Home / 169,489.10-254,248.41-55,602.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 169,489.10, 254,248.41 and 55,602.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 169,489.10, 254,248.41 and 55,602.75 is: 83,408.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    169,489.10 : 254,248.41 = 55,602.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    169,489.10/254,248.41 = 55,602.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    169,489.10x = 254,248.41 × 55,602.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    169,489.10x = 14,136,910,779.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,136,910,779.13/169,489.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,408.97

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.