Home / 125,596.12-188,420.22-36,852.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 125,596.12, 188,420.22 and 36,852.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 125,596.12, 188,420.22 and 36,852.52 is: 55,286.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,596.12 : 188,420.22 = 36,852.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,596.12/188,420.22 = 36,852.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,596.12x = 188,420.22 × 36,852.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,596.12x = 6,943,759,925.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,943,759,925.95/125,596.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,286.42

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.