Home / 124,526.20-186,497.70-84,868.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,526.20, 186,497.70 and 84,868.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,526.20, 186,497.70 and 84,868.60 is: 127,104.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,526.20 : 186,497.70 = 84,868.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,526.20/186,497.70 = 84,868.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,526.20x = 186,497.70 × 84,868.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,526.20x = 15,827,798,702.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,827,798,702.22/124,526.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,104.17

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.