Home / 123,286.28-184,950.52-39,044.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,286.28, 184,950.52 and 39,044.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,286.28, 184,950.52 and 39,044.86 is: 58,573.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,286.28 : 184,950.52 = 39,044.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,286.28/184,950.52 = 39,044.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,286.28x = 184,950.52 × 39,044.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,286.28x = 7,221,367,160.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,221,367,160.33/123,286.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,573.97

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.