Home / 186,237.50-256,962.93-109,759.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,237.50, 256,962.93 and 109,759.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,237.50, 256,962.93 and 109,759.64 is: 151,441.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,237.50 : 256,962.93 = 109,759.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,237.50/256,962.93 = 109,759.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,237.50x = 256,962.93 × 109,759.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,237.50x = 28,204,158,690.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,204,158,690.15/186,237.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 151,441.89

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.