Home / 179,650.78-269,500.76-61,290.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 179,650.78, 269,500.76 and 61,290.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 179,650.78, 269,500.76 and 61,290.34 is: 91,943.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    179,650.78 : 269,500.76 = 61,290.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    179,650.78/269,500.76 = 61,290.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    179,650.78x = 269,500.76 × 61,290.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    179,650.78x = 16,517,793,210.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,517,793,210.66/179,650.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,943.90

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.