Home / 183,938.40-276,012.39-71,604.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 183,938.40, 276,012.39 and 71,604.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 183,938.40, 276,012.39 and 71,604.05 is: 107,446.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    183,938.40 : 276,012.39 = 71,604.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    183,938.40/276,012.39 = 71,604.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    183,938.40x = 276,012.39 × 71,604.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    183,938.40x = 19,763,603,594.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,763,603,594.12/183,938.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,446.86

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.