Home / 124,446.07-186,668.75-30,951.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,446.07, 186,668.75 and 30,951.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,446.07, 186,668.75 and 30,951.82 is: 46,427.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,446.07 : 186,668.75 = 30,951.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,446.07/186,668.75 = 30,951.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,446.07x = 186,668.75 × 30,951.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,446.07x = 5,777,737,860.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,777,737,860.34/124,446.07
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,427.64

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.