Home / 182,587.14-273,877.05-82,728.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 182,587.14, 273,877.05 and 82,728.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 182,587.14, 273,877.05 and 82,728.72 is: 124,091.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    182,587.14 : 273,877.05 = 82,728.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    182,587.14/273,877.05 = 82,728.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    182,587.14x = 273,877.05 × 82,728.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    182,587.14x = 22,657,497,783.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,657,497,783.88/182,587.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,091.42

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.