Home / 175,875.90-263,811.94-42,756.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 175,875.90, 263,811.94 and 42,756.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 175,875.90, 263,811.94 and 42,756.30 is: 64,133.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    175,875.90 : 263,811.94 = 42,756.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    175,875.90/263,811.94 = 42,756.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    175,875.90x = 263,811.94 × 42,756.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    175,875.90x = 11,279,621,601.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,279,621,601.36/175,875.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,133.98

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.