Home / 186,326.40-279,464.40-74,089.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,326.40, 279,464.40 and 74,089.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,326.40, 279,464.40 and 74,089.20 is: 111,123.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,326.40 : 279,464.40 = 74,089.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,326.40/279,464.40 = 74,089.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,326.40x = 279,464.40 × 74,089.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,326.40x = 20,705,293,824.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,705,293,824.48/186,326.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,123.78

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.