Home / 125,501.54-188,205.53-50,596.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 125,501.54, 188,205.53 and 50,596.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 125,501.54, 188,205.53 and 50,596.38 is: 75,875.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,501.54 : 188,205.53 = 50,596.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,501.54/188,205.53 = 50,596.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,501.54x = 188,205.53 × 50,596.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,501.54x = 9,522,518,261.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,522,518,261.00/125,501.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,875.71

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.