Home / 184,290.04-276,270.49-71,944.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,290.04, 276,270.49 and 71,944.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,290.04, 276,270.49 and 71,944.12 is: 107,851.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,290.04 : 276,270.49 = 71,944.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,290.04/276,270.49 = 71,944.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,290.04x = 276,270.49 × 71,944.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,290.04x = 19,876,037,285.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,876,037,285.02/184,290.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,851.93

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.