Home / 184,185.05-276,277.68-57,824.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,185.05, 276,277.68 and 57,824.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,185.05, 276,277.68 and 57,824.74 is: 86,737.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,185.05 : 276,277.68 = 57,824.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,185.05/276,277.68 = 57,824.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,185.05x = 276,277.68 × 57,824.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,185.05x = 15,975,684,323.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,975,684,323.11/184,185.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,737.14

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.