Home / 186,032.84-279,050.78-59,673.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,032.84, 279,050.78 and 59,673.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,032.84, 279,050.78 and 59,673.27 is: 89,510.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,032.84 : 279,050.78 = 59,673.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,032.84/279,050.78 = 59,673.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,032.84x = 279,050.78 × 59,673.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,032.84x = 16,651,872,538.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,651,872,538.65/186,032.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,510.39

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.