Home / 177,584.40-265,939.20-132,969.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 177,584.40, 265,939.20 and 132,969.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 177,584.40, 265,939.20 and 132,969.60 is: 199,126.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,584.40 : 265,939.20 = 132,969.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,584.40/265,939.20 = 132,969.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,584.40x = 265,939.20 × 132,969.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,584.40x = 35,361,829,048.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,361,829,048.32/177,584.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 199,126.89

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.