Home / 177,532.92-266,207.57-65,184.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 177,532.92, 266,207.57 and 65,184.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 177,532.92, 266,207.57 and 65,184.30 is: 97,742.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,532.92 : 266,207.57 = 65,184.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,532.92/266,207.57 = 65,184.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,532.92x = 266,207.57 × 65,184.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,532.92x = 17,352,553,779.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,352,553,779.23/177,532.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,742.74

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.