Home / 182,820.04-274,264.38-82,987.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 182,820.04, 274,264.38 and 82,987.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 182,820.04, 274,264.38 and 82,987.25 is: 124,496.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    182,820.04 : 274,264.38 = 82,987.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    182,820.04/274,264.38 = 82,987.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    182,820.04x = 274,264.38 × 82,987.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    182,820.04x = 22,760,447,354.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,760,447,354.82/182,820.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,496.46

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.