Home / 171,077.40-256,616.10-52,738.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 171,077.40, 256,616.10 and 52,738.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 171,077.40, 256,616.10 and 52,738.20 is: 79,107.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    171,077.40 : 256,616.10 = 52,738.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    171,077.40/256,616.10 = 52,738.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    171,077.40x = 256,616.10 × 52,738.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    171,077.40x = 13,533,471,205.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,533,471,205.02/171,077.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,107.30

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.