Home / 176,881.36-265,335.10-50,532.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 176,881.36, 265,335.10 and 50,532.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 176,881.36, 265,335.10 and 50,532.30 is: 75,802.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    176,881.36 : 265,335.10 = 50,532.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    176,881.36/265,335.10 = 50,532.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    176,881.36x = 265,335.10 × 50,532.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    176,881.36x = 13,407,992,873.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,407,992,873.73/176,881.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,802.18

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.