Home / 169,966.16-254,949.16-51,637.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 169,966.16, 254,949.16 and 51,637.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 169,966.16, 254,949.16 and 51,637.04 is: 77,455.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    169,966.16 : 254,949.16 = 51,637.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    169,966.16/254,949.16 = 51,637.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    169,966.16x = 254,949.16 × 51,637.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    169,966.16x = 13,164,819,972.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,164,819,972.89/169,966.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,455.54

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.