Home / 123,839.20-185,540.10-101,531.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 123,839.20, 185,540.10 and 101,531.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 123,839.20, 185,540.10 and 101,531.80 is: 152,118.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,839.20 : 185,540.10 = 101,531.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,839.20/185,540.10 = 101,531.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,839.20x = 185,540.10 × 101,531.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,839.20x = 18,838,220,325.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,838,220,325.18/123,839.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 152,118.39

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.