Home / 713,681.92-1,070,510.40-173,943.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 713,681.92, 1,070,510.40 and 173,943.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 713,681.92, 1,070,510.40 and 173,943.04 is: 260,911.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    713,681.92 : 1,070,510.40 = 173,943.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    713,681.92/1,070,510.40 = 173,943.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    713,681.92x = 1,070,510.40 × 173,943.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    713,681.92x = 186,207,833,327.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 186,207,833,327.62/713,681.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 260,911.52

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.