Home / 173,852.60-260,973.30-134,583.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,852.60, 260,973.30 and 134,583.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,852.60, 260,973.30 and 134,583.80 is: 202,026.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,852.60 : 260,973.30 = 134,583.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,852.60/260,973.30 = 134,583.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,852.60x = 260,973.30 × 134,583.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,852.60x = 35,122,778,412.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,122,778,412.54/173,852.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 202,026.19

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.