Home / 184,460.16-275,990.16-114,165.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,460.16, 275,990.16 and 114,165.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,460.16, 275,990.16 and 114,165.12 is: 170,814.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,460.16 : 275,990.16 = 114,165.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,460.16/275,990.16 = 114,165.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,460.16x = 275,990.16 × 114,165.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,460.16x = 31,508,449,735.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,508,449,735.22/184,460.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 170,814.39

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.