Home / 184,090.11-276,135.50-50,970.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,090.11, 276,135.50 and 50,970.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,090.11, 276,135.50 and 50,970.75 is: 76,456.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,090.11 : 276,135.50 = 50,970.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,090.11/276,135.50 = 50,970.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,090.11x = 276,135.50 × 50,970.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,090.11x = 14,074,833,536.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,074,833,536.63/184,090.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,456.22

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.