Home / 173,628.90-260,443.35-48,969.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,628.90, 260,443.35 and 48,969.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,628.90, 260,443.35 and 48,969.90 is: 73,454.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,628.90 : 260,443.35 = 48,969.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,628.90/260,443.35 = 48,969.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,628.90x = 260,443.35 × 48,969.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,628.90x = 12,753,884,805.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,753,884,805.17/173,628.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,454.85

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.