Home / 170,267.18-255,440.75-51,938.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 170,267.18, 255,440.75 and 51,938.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 170,267.18, 255,440.75 and 51,938.52 is: 77,919.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    170,267.18 : 255,440.75 = 51,938.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    170,267.18/255,440.75 = 51,938.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    170,267.18x = 255,440.75 × 51,938.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    170,267.18x = 13,267,213,321.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,267,213,321.61/170,267.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,919.97

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.