Home / 173,885.20-261,000.60-85,238.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 173,885.20, 261,000.60 and 85,238.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 173,885.20, 261,000.60 and 85,238.80 is: 127,942.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,885.20 : 261,000.60 = 85,238.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,885.20/261,000.60 = 85,238.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,885.20x = 261,000.60 × 85,238.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,885.20x = 22,247,377,943.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,247,377,943.28/173,885.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,942.91

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.