Home / 125,070.75-187,625.57-41,984.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 125,070.75, 187,625.57 and 41,984.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 125,070.75, 187,625.57 and 41,984.19 is: 62,982.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,070.75 : 187,625.57 = 41,984.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,070.75/187,625.57 = 41,984.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,070.75x = 187,625.57 × 41,984.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,070.75x = 7,877,307,369.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,877,307,369.82/125,070.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,982.81

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.