Home / 123,622.20-185,352.30-48,697.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,622.20, 185,352.30 and 48,697.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,622.20, 185,352.30 and 48,697.20 is: 73,013.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,622.20 : 185,352.30 = 48,697.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,622.20/185,352.30 = 48,697.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,622.20x = 185,352.30 × 48,697.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,622.20x = 9,026,138,023.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,026,138,023.56/123,622.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,013.89

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.