Home / 124,360.40-186,472.20-84,962

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,360.40, 186,472.20 and 84,962

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,360.40, 186,472.20 and 84,962 is: 127,396.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,360.40 : 186,472.20 = 84,962 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,360.40/186,472.20 = 84,962/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,360.40x = 186,472.20 × 84,962
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,360.40x = 15,843,051,056.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,843,051,056.40/124,360.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,396.27

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.