Home / 124.03-186.13-69.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124.03, 186.13 and 69.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124.03, 186.13 and 69.97 is: 105.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124.03 : 186.13 = 69.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124.03/186.13 = 69.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124.03x = 186.13 × 69.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124.03x = 13,023.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,023.52/124.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105.00

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.