Home / 123,473.13-184,973.03-73,401.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,473.13, 184,973.03 and 73,401.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,473.13, 184,973.03 and 73,401.63 is: 109,961.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,473.13 : 184,973.03 = 73,401.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,473.13/184,973.03 = 73,401.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,473.13x = 184,973.03 × 73,401.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,473.13x = 13,577,321,908.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,577,321,908.04/123,473.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,961.75

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.