Home / 124,530.60-186,795.90-41,424.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,530.60, 186,795.90 and 41,424.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,530.60, 186,795.90 and 41,424.60 is: 62,136.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,530.60 : 186,795.90 = 41,424.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,530.60/186,795.90 = 41,424.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,530.60x = 186,795.90 × 41,424.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,530.60x = 7,737,945,439.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,737,945,439.14/124,530.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,136.90

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.