Home / 173,817.60-260,920.80-162,396.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,817.60, 260,920.80 and 162,396.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,817.60, 260,920.80 and 162,396.60 is: 243,776.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,817.60 : 260,920.80 = 162,396.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,817.60/260,920.80 = 162,396.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,817.60x = 260,920.80 × 162,396.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,817.60x = 42,372,650,789.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,372,650,789.28/173,817.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 243,776.53

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.