Home / 191,856.30-287,620.35-73,612.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 191,856.30, 287,620.35 and 73,612.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 191,856.30, 287,620.35 and 73,612.50 is: 110,355.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    191,856.30 : 287,620.35 = 73,612.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    191,856.30/287,620.35 = 73,612.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    191,856.30x = 287,620.35 × 73,612.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    191,856.30x = 21,172,453,014.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,172,453,014.38/191,856.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,355.79

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.