Home / 169,882.44-254,835.66-51,563.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 169,882.44, 254,835.66 and 51,563.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 169,882.44, 254,835.66 and 51,563.40 is: 77,348.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    169,882.44 : 254,835.66 = 51,563.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    169,882.44/254,835.66 = 51,563.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    169,882.44x = 254,835.66 × 51,563.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    169,882.44x = 13,140,193,070.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,140,193,070.84/169,882.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,348.74

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.