Home / 186,200.37-279,300.12-67,823.32

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,200.37, 279,300.12 and 67,823.32

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,200.37, 279,300.12 and 67,823.32 is: 101,734.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,200.37 : 279,300.12 = 67,823.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,200.37/279,300.12 = 67,823.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,200.37x = 279,300.12 × 67,823.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,200.37x = 18,943,061,414.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,943,061,414.80/186,200.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,734.82

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.