Home / 177,288.75-244,658.48-101,837.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 177,288.75, 244,658.48 and 101,837.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 177,288.75, 244,658.48 and 101,837.25 is: 140,535.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,288.75 : 244,658.48 = 101,837.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,288.75/244,658.48 = 101,837.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,288.75x = 244,658.48 × 101,837.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,288.75x = 24,915,346,283.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,915,346,283.19/177,288.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 140,535.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.