Home / 124,589.30-171,949.65-70,863.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,589.30, 171,949.65 and 70,863.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,589.30, 171,949.65 and 70,863.93 is: 97,801.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,589.30 : 171,949.65 = 70,863.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,589.30/171,949.65 = 70,863.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,589.30x = 171,949.65 × 70,863.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,589.30x = 12,185,027,961.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,185,027,961.12/124,589.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,801.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.