Home / 169,606.40-254,409.60-51,265.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 169,606.40, 254,409.60 and 51,265.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 169,606.40, 254,409.60 and 51,265.40 is: 76,898.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    169,606.40 : 254,409.60 = 51,265.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    169,606.40/254,409.60 = 51,265.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    169,606.40x = 254,409.60 × 51,265.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    169,606.40x = 13,042,409,907.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,042,409,907.84/169,606.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,898.10

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.