Home / 124,477.75-186,793.17-65,355.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,477.75, 186,793.17 and 65,355.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,477.75, 186,793.17 and 65,355.85 is: 98,073.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,477.75 : 186,793.17 = 65,355.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,477.75/186,793.17 = 65,355.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,477.75x = 186,793.17 × 65,355.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,477.75x = 12,208,026,399.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,208,026,399.54/124,477.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 98,073.96

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.