Home / 268,857.40-403,286.10-184,876.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 268,857.40, 403,286.10 and 184,876.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 268,857.40, 403,286.10 and 184,876.60 is: 277,314.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    268,857.40 : 403,286.10 = 184,876.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    268,857.40/403,286.10 = 184,876.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    268,857.40x = 403,286.10 × 184,876.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    268,857.40x = 74,558,162,995.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 74,558,162,995.26/268,857.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 277,314.90

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.