Home / 121,960.15-182,894.77-41,975.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 121,960.15, 182,894.77 and 41,975.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 121,960.15, 182,894.77 and 41,975.75 is: 62,947.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    121,960.15 : 182,894.77 = 41,975.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    121,960.15/182,894.77 = 41,975.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    121,960.15x = 182,894.77 × 41,975.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    121,960.15x = 7,677,145,141.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,677,145,141.83/121,960.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,947.98

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.