Home / 170,933.20-256,399.80-82,359.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 170,933.20, 256,399.80 and 82,359.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 170,933.20, 256,399.80 and 82,359.70 is: 123,539.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    170,933.20 : 256,399.80 = 82,359.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    170,933.20/256,399.80 = 82,359.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    170,933.20x = 256,399.80 × 82,359.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    170,933.20x = 21,117,010,608.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,117,010,608.06/170,933.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,539.55

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.