Home / 184,769.37-277,080.75-63,159.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,769.37, 277,080.75 and 63,159.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,769.37, 277,080.75 and 63,159.62 is: 94,714.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,769.37 : 277,080.75 = 63,159.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,769.37/277,080.75 = 63,159.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,769.37x = 277,080.75 × 63,159.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,769.37x = 17,500,313,493.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,500,313,493.91/184,769.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 94,714.36

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.