Home / 123,765.60-185,648.40-115,892.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,765.60, 185,648.40 and 115,892.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,765.60, 185,648.40 and 115,892.40 is: 173,838.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,765.60 : 185,648.40 = 115,892.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,765.60/185,648.40 = 115,892.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,765.60x = 185,648.40 × 115,892.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,765.60x = 21,515,238,632.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,515,238,632.16/123,765.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 173,838.60

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.