Home / 124,855.20-186,950.66-97,565.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,855.20, 186,950.66 and 97,565.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,855.20, 186,950.66 and 97,565.56 is: 146,088.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,855.20 : 186,950.66 = 97,565.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,855.20/186,950.66 = 97,565.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,855.20x = 186,950.66 × 97,565.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,855.20x = 18,239,945,835.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,239,945,835.27/124,855.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 146,088.80

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.