Home / 184,893.80-277,291.68-85,002.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 184,893.80, 277,291.68 and 85,002.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 184,893.80, 277,291.68 and 85,002.96 is: 127,481.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,893.80 : 277,291.68 = 85,002.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,893.80/277,291.68 = 85,002.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,893.80x = 277,291.68 × 85,002.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,893.80x = 23,570,613,583.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,570,613,583.37/184,893.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,481.90

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.