Home / 186,278.40-279,417.60-67,910.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,278.40, 279,417.60 and 67,910.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,278.40, 279,417.60 and 67,910.40 is: 101,865.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,278.40 : 279,417.60 = 67,910.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,278.40/279,417.60 = 67,910.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,278.40x = 279,417.60 × 67,910.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,278.40x = 18,975,360,983.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,975,360,983.04/186,278.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,865.60

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.