Home / 277,856.26-416,784.40-67,492.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 277,856.26, 416,784.40 and 67,492.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 277,856.26, 416,784.40 and 67,492.78 is: 101,239.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    277,856.26 : 416,784.40 = 67,492.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    277,856.26/416,784.40 = 67,492.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    277,856.26x = 416,784.40 × 67,492.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    277,856.26x = 28,129,937,479.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,129,937,479.17/277,856.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 101,239.17

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.