Home / 124,001.50-186,002.34-40,895.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,001.50, 186,002.34 and 40,895.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,001.50, 186,002.34 and 40,895.50 is: 61,343.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,001.50 : 186,002.34 = 40,895.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,001.50/186,002.34 = 40,895.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,001.50x = 186,002.34 × 40,895.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,001.50x = 7,606,658,695.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,606,658,695.47/124,001.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,343.28

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.