Home / 124,360.32-186,500.16-41,232

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,360.32, 186,500.16 and 41,232

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,360.32, 186,500.16 and 41,232 is: 61,834.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,360.32 : 186,500.16 = 41,232 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,360.32/186,500.16 = 41,232/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,360.32x = 186,500.16 × 41,232
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,360.32x = 7,689,774,597.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,689,774,597.12/124,360.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,834.63

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.