Home / 125,490.85-188,222.50-36,745.22

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 125,490.85, 188,222.50 and 36,745.22

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 125,490.85, 188,222.50 and 36,745.22 is: 55,113.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,490.85 : 188,222.50 = 36,745.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,490.85/188,222.50 = 36,745.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,490.85x = 188,222.50 × 36,745.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,490.85x = 6,916,277,171.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,916,277,171.45/125,490.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,113.80

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.