Home / 175,076.10-262,646.55-56,751.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 175,076.10, 262,646.55 and 56,751.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 175,076.10, 262,646.55 and 56,751.30 is: 85,137.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    175,076.10 : 262,646.55 = 56,751.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    175,076.10/262,646.55 = 56,751.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    175,076.10x = 262,646.55 × 56,751.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    175,076.10x = 14,905,533,153.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,905,533,153.02/175,076.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,137.45

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.