Home / 173,825.60-260,767.20-74,033.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,825.60, 260,767.20 and 74,033.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,825.60, 260,767.20 and 74,033.60 is: 111,062.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,825.60 : 260,767.20 = 74,033.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,825.60/260,767.20 = 74,033.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,825.60x = 260,767.20 × 74,033.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,825.60x = 19,305,534,577.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,305,534,577.92/173,825.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,062.67

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.