Home / 126,733.52-174,911.40-73,026.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 126,733.52, 174,911.40 and 73,026.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 126,733.52, 174,911.40 and 73,026.48 is: 100,787.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    126,733.52 : 174,911.40 = 73,026.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    126,733.52/174,911.40 = 73,026.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    126,733.52x = 174,911.40 × 73,026.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    126,733.52x = 12,773,163,853.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,773,163,853.87/126,733.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,787.57

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.