Home / 121,617.37-182,129.59-68,866.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 121,617.37, 182,129.59 and 68,866.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 121,617.37, 182,129.59 and 68,866.93 is: 103,132.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    121,617.37 : 182,129.59 = 68,866.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    121,617.37/182,129.59 = 68,866.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    121,617.37x = 182,129.59 × 68,866.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    121,617.37x = 12,542,705,725.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,542,705,725.46/121,617.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 103,132.52

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.