Home / 184,270.40-276,551.40-72,004.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,270.40, 276,551.40 and 72,004.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,270.40, 276,551.40 and 72,004.40 is: 108,063.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,270.40 : 276,551.40 = 72,004.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,270.40/276,551.40 = 72,004.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,270.40x = 276,551.40 × 72,004.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,270.40x = 19,912,917,626.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,912,917,626.16/184,270.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 108,063.57

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.