Home / 186,982.25-280,317.24-87,091.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 186,982.25, 280,317.24 and 87,091.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 186,982.25, 280,317.24 and 87,091.02 is: 130,563.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,982.25 : 280,317.24 = 87,091.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,982.25/280,317.24 = 87,091.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,982.25x = 280,317.24 × 87,091.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,982.25x = 24,413,114,355.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,413,114,355.18/186,982.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,563.81

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.