Home / 124,960.24-172,419.65-73,947.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,960.24, 172,419.65 and 73,947.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,960.24, 172,419.65 and 73,947.44 is: 102,032.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,960.24 : 172,419.65 = 73,947.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,960.24/172,419.65 = 73,947.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,960.24x = 172,419.65 × 73,947.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,960.24x = 12,749,991,992.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,749,991,992.83/124,960.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 102,032.39

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.