Home / 173,625.40-260,438.10-48,966.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,625.40, 260,438.10 and 48,966.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,625.40, 260,438.10 and 48,966.40 is: 73,449.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,625.40 : 260,438.10 = 48,966.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,625.40/260,438.10 = 48,966.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,625.40x = 260,438.10 × 48,966.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,625.40x = 12,752,716,179.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,752,716,179.84/173,625.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,449.60

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.