Home / 125,600.40-188,400.60-75,736.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 125,600.40, 188,400.60 and 75,736.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 125,600.40, 188,400.60 and 75,736.80 is: 113,605.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,600.40 : 188,400.60 = 75,736.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,600.40/188,400.60 = 75,736.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,600.40x = 188,400.60 × 75,736.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,600.40x = 14,268,858,562.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,268,858,562.08/125,600.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,605.20

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.