Home / 174,000.63-240,137.73-97,532.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 174,000.63, 240,137.73 and 97,532.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 174,000.63, 240,137.73 and 97,532.72 is: 134,604.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,000.63 : 240,137.73 = 97,532.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,000.63/240,137.73 = 97,532.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,000.63x = 240,137.73 × 97,532.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,000.63x = 23,421,285,981.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,421,285,981.53/174,000.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,604.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.