Home / 124,516.04-186,441.82-65,227.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,516.04, 186,441.82 and 65,227.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,516.04, 186,441.82 and 65,227.34 is: 97,666.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,516.04 : 186,441.82 = 65,227.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,516.04/186,441.82 = 65,227.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,516.04x = 186,441.82 × 65,227.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,516.04x = 12,161,104,286.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,161,104,286.40/124,516.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,666.97

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.