Home / 173,884.10-260,437.35-134,312.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,884.10, 260,437.35 and 134,312.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,884.10, 260,437.35 and 134,312.90 is: 201,169.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,884.10 : 260,437.35 = 134,312.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,884.10/260,437.35 = 134,312.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,884.10x = 260,437.35 × 134,312.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,884.10x = 34,980,095,746.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,980,095,746.82/173,884.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 201,169.03

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.