Home / 173,517.40-260,276.10-165,741.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,517.40, 260,276.10 and 165,741.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,517.40, 260,276.10 and 165,741.40 is: 248,612.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,517.40 : 260,276.10 = 165,741.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,517.40/260,276.10 = 165,741.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,517.40x = 260,276.10 × 165,741.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,517.40x = 43,138,525,200.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,138,525,200.54/173,517.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 248,612.10

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.