Home / 123,328.34-184,920.72-48,360.61

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,328.34, 184,920.72 and 48,360.61

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,328.34, 184,920.72 and 48,360.61 is: 72,512.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,328.34 : 184,920.72 = 48,360.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,328.34/184,920.72 = 48,360.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,328.34x = 184,920.72 × 48,360.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,328.34x = 8,942,878,820.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,942,878,820.84/123,328.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,512.76

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.