Home / 173,613.60-260,434.80-55,281.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,613.60, 260,434.80 and 55,281.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,613.60, 260,434.80 and 55,281.60 is: 82,926.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,613.60 : 260,434.80 = 55,281.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,613.60/260,434.80 = 55,281.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,613.60x = 260,434.80 × 55,281.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,613.60x = 14,397,252,439.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,397,252,439.68/173,613.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,926.99

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.