Home / 186,140.38-256,873.53-101,257.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,140.38, 256,873.53 and 101,257.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,140.38, 256,873.53 and 101,257.24 is: 139,734.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,140.38 : 256,873.53 = 101,257.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,140.38/256,873.53 = 101,257.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,140.38x = 256,873.53 × 101,257.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,140.38x = 26,010,304,676.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,010,304,676.86/186,140.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 139,734.89

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.