Home / 173,880.80-260,821.20-55,564.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,880.80, 260,821.20 and 55,564.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,880.80, 260,821.20 and 55,564.10 is: 83,346.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,880.80 : 260,821.20 = 55,564.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,880.80/260,821.20 = 55,564.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,880.80x = 260,821.20 × 55,564.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,880.80x = 14,492,295,238.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,492,295,238.92/173,880.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,346.15

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.