Home / 125,480.40-188,366.40-75,616.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 125,480.40, 188,366.40 and 75,616.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 125,480.40, 188,366.40 and 75,616.80 is: 113,513.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,480.40 : 188,366.40 = 75,616.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,480.40/188,366.40 = 75,616.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,480.40x = 188,366.40 × 75,616.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,480.40x = 14,243,664,395.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,243,664,395.52/125,480.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,513.06

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.