Home / 181,843.80-272,765.70-82,116.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 181,843.80, 272,765.70 and 82,116.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 181,843.80, 272,765.70 and 82,116.60 is: 123,174.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    181,843.80 : 272,765.70 = 82,116.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    181,843.80/272,765.70 = 82,116.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    181,843.80x = 272,765.70 × 82,116.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    181,843.80x = 22,398,591,880.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,398,591,880.62/181,843.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,174.90

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.