Home / 184,879.06-277,360.13-58,526.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,879.06, 277,360.13 and 58,526.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,879.06, 277,360.13 and 58,526.88 is: 87,803.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,879.06 : 277,360.13 = 58,526.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,879.06/277,360.13 = 58,526.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,879.06x = 277,360.13 × 58,526.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,879.06x = 16,233,023,045.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,233,023,045.29/184,879.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,803.47

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.