Home / 616,642.16-924,953.05-184,360.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 616,642.16, 924,953.05 and 184,360.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 616,642.16, 924,953.05 and 184,360.63 is: 276,537.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    616,642.16 : 924,953.05 = 184,360.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    616,642.16/924,953.05 = 184,360.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    616,642.16x = 924,953.05 × 184,360.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    616,642.16x = 170,524,927,252.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 170,524,927,252.81/616,642.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 276,537.90

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.