Home / 127,243.20-190,864.80-38,510.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 127,243.20, 190,864.80 and 38,510.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 127,243.20, 190,864.80 and 38,510.40 is: 57,765.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    127,243.20 : 190,864.80 = 38,510.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    127,243.20/190,864.80 = 38,510.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    127,243.20x = 190,864.80 × 38,510.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    127,243.20x = 7,350,279,793.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,350,279,793.92/127,243.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,765.60

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.