Home / 124,518.87-186,750.77-35,752.59

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,518.87, 186,750.77 and 35,752.59

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,518.87, 186,750.77 and 35,752.59 is: 53,620.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,518.87 : 186,750.77 = 35,752.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,518.87/186,750.77 = 35,752.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,518.87x = 186,750.77 × 35,752.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,518.87x = 6,676,823,533.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,676,823,533.23/124,518.87
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,620.98

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.