Home / 124,299.90-186,423.66-40,067.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,299.90, 186,423.66 and 40,067.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,299.90, 186,423.66 and 40,067.46 is: 60,092.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,299.90 : 186,423.66 = 40,067.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,299.90/186,423.66 = 40,067.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,299.90x = 186,423.66 × 40,067.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,299.90x = 7,469,522,540.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,469,522,540.10/124,299.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,092.75

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.