Home / 186,439.35-279,650.90-60,076.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,439.35, 279,650.90 and 60,076.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,439.35, 279,650.90 and 60,076.77 is: 90,112.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,439.35 : 279,650.90 = 60,076.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,439.35/279,650.90 = 60,076.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,439.35x = 279,650.90 × 60,076.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,439.35x = 16,800,522,799.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,800,522,799.59/186,439.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90,112.54

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.