Home / 173,625.40-260,462.40-73,784.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,625.40, 260,462.40 and 73,784.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,625.40, 260,462.40 and 73,784.80 is: 110,687.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,625.40 : 260,462.40 = 73,784.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,625.40/260,462.40 = 73,784.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,625.40x = 260,462.40 × 73,784.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,625.40x = 19,218,166,091.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,218,166,091.52/173,625.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,687.53

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.