Home / 183,500.34-253,729.98-159,880.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 183,500.34, 253,729.98 and 159,880.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 183,500.34, 253,729.98 and 159,880.74 is: 221,070.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    183,500.34 : 253,729.98 = 159,880.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    183,500.34/253,729.98 = 159,880.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    183,500.34x = 253,729.98 × 159,880.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    183,500.34x = 40,566,536,962.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,566,536,962.59/183,500.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 221,070.64

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.