Home / 123,065.40-184,598.10-67,078.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,065.40, 184,598.10 and 67,078.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,065.40, 184,598.10 and 67,078.20 is: 100,617.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,065.40 : 184,598.10 = 67,078.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,065.40/184,598.10 = 67,078.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,065.40x = 184,598.10 × 67,078.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,065.40x = 12,382,508,271.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,382,508,271.42/123,065.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,617.30

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.