Home / 174,850.90-262,212.09-62,500.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 174,850.90, 262,212.09 and 62,500.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 174,850.90, 262,212.09 and 62,500.80 is: 93,728.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,850.90 : 262,212.09 = 62,500.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,850.90/262,212.09 = 62,500.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,850.90x = 262,212.09 × 62,500.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,850.90x = 16,388,465,394.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,388,465,394.67/174,850.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,728.23

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.