Home / 173,824.10-260,930.55-134,555.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,824.10, 260,930.55 and 134,555.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,824.10, 260,930.55 and 134,555.30 is: 201,983.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,824.10 : 260,930.55 = 134,555.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,824.10/260,930.55 = 134,555.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,824.10x = 260,930.55 × 134,555.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,824.10x = 35,109,588,434.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,109,588,434.42/173,824.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 201,983.43

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.