Home / 124,694.41-187,067.90-40,448.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,694.41, 187,067.90 and 40,448.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,694.41, 187,067.90 and 40,448.02 is: 60,680.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,694.41 : 187,067.90 = 40,448.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,694.41/187,067.90 = 40,448.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,694.41x = 187,067.90 × 40,448.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,694.41x = 7,566,526,160.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,566,526,160.56/124,694.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,680.56

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.