Home / 124,633.20-186,910.59-40,373.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,633.20, 186,910.59 and 40,373.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,633.20, 186,910.59 and 40,373.82 is: 60,548.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,633.20 : 186,910.59 = 40,373.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,633.20/186,910.59 = 40,373.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,633.20x = 186,910.59 × 40,373.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,633.20x = 7,546,293,631.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,546,293,631.15/124,633.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,548.02

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.