Home / 124,944.53-187,432.41-40,713.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,944.53, 187,432.41 and 40,713.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,944.53, 187,432.41 and 40,713.23 is: 61,074.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,944.53 : 187,432.41 = 40,713.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,944.53/187,432.41 = 40,713.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,944.53x = 187,432.41 × 40,713.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,944.53x = 7,630,978,817.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,630,978,817.78/124,944.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,074.93

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.