Home / 173,440.20-260,160.30-80,128.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,440.20, 260,160.30 and 80,128.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,440.20, 260,160.30 and 80,128.20 is: 120,192.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,440.20 : 260,160.30 = 80,128.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,440.20/260,160.30 = 80,128.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,440.20x = 260,160.30 × 80,128.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,440.20x = 20,846,176,550.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,846,176,550.46/173,440.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 120,192.30

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.