Home / 175,043.60-262,468.20-69,743.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 175,043.60, 262,468.20 and 69,743.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 175,043.60, 262,468.20 and 69,743.60 is: 104,576.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    175,043.60 : 262,468.20 = 69,743.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    175,043.60/262,468.20 = 69,743.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    175,043.60x = 262,468.20 × 69,743.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    175,043.60x = 18,305,477,153.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,305,477,153.52/175,043.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 104,576.67

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.