Home / 186,433.70-279,129.41-100,737.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,433.70, 279,129.41 and 100,737.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,433.70, 279,129.41 and 100,737.52 is: 150,824.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,433.70 : 279,129.41 = 100,737.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,433.70/279,129.41 = 100,737.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,433.70x = 279,129.41 × 100,737.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,433.70x = 28,118,802,623.13
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,118,802,623.13/186,433.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,824.68

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.