Home / 20,121.60-30,124.80-20,121.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 20,121.60, 30,124.80 and 20,121.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 20,121.60, 30,124.80 and 20,121.60 is: 30,124.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,121.60 : 30,124.80 = 20,121.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,121.60/30,124.80 = 20,121.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,121.60x = 30,124.80 × 20,121.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,121.60x = 606,159,175.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 606,159,175.68/20,121.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,124.80

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.