Home / 179,470.60-269,108.70-74,300.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 179,470.60, 269,108.70 and 74,300.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 179,470.60, 269,108.70 and 74,300.20 is: 111,410.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    179,470.60 : 269,108.70 = 74,300.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    179,470.60/269,108.70 = 74,300.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    179,470.60x = 269,108.70 × 74,300.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    179,470.60x = 19,994,830,231.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,994,830,231.74/179,470.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,410.06

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.