Home / 170,609.28-255,967.22-50,666.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 170,609.28, 255,967.22 and 50,666.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 170,609.28, 255,967.22 and 50,666.91 is: 76,016.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    170,609.28 : 255,967.22 = 50,666.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    170,609.28/255,967.22 = 50,666.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    170,609.28x = 255,967.22 × 50,666.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    170,609.28x = 12,969,068,098.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,969,068,098.69/170,609.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,016.19

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.