Home / 174,934.60-262,013.10-143,830.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 174,934.60, 262,013.10 and 143,830.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 174,934.60, 262,013.10 and 143,830.60 is: 215,426.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,934.60 : 262,013.10 = 143,830.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,934.60/262,013.10 = 143,830.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,934.60x = 262,013.10 × 143,830.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,934.60x = 37,685,501,380.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,685,501,380.86/174,934.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 215,426.23

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.