Home / 173,837.60-260,756.40-55,512.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,837.60, 260,756.40 and 55,512.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,837.60, 260,756.40 and 55,512.80 is: 83,269.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,837.60 : 260,756.40 = 55,512.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,837.60/260,756.40 = 55,512.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,837.60x = 260,756.40 × 55,512.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,837.60x = 14,475,317,881.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,475,317,881.92/173,837.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,269.20

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.