Home / 203,822.94-305,401.50-123,885.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 203,822.94, 305,401.50 and 123,885.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 203,822.94, 305,401.50 and 123,885.36 is: 185,625.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    203,822.94 : 305,401.50 = 123,885.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    203,822.94/305,401.50 = 123,885.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    203,822.94x = 305,401.50 × 123,885.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    203,822.94x = 37,834,774,772.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,834,774,772.04/203,822.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 185,625.69

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.