Home / 186,886.20-280,366.24-68,558.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,886.20, 280,366.24 and 68,558.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,886.20, 280,366.24 and 68,558.56 is: 102,851.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,886.20 : 280,366.24 = 68,558.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,886.20/280,366.24 = 68,558.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,886.20x = 280,366.24 × 68,558.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,886.20x = 19,221,505,687.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,221,505,687.01/186,886.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 102,851.39

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.