Home / 186,600,288.70-279,900,433.05-118,743,802.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,600,288.70, 279,900,433.05 and 118,743,802.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,600,288.70, 279,900,433.05 and 118,743,802.30 is: 178,115,703.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,600,288.70 : 279,900,433.05 = 118,743,802.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,600,288.70/279,900,433.05 = 118,743,802.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,600,288.70x = 279,900,433.05 × 118,743,802.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,600,288.70x = 33,236,441,685,773,588
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,236,441,685,773,588/186,600,288.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 178,115,703.45

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.