Home / 321,124.60-481,541.10-121,378.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 321,124.60, 481,541.10 and 121,378.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 321,124.60, 481,541.10 and 121,378.60 is: 182,012.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    321,124.60 : 481,541.10 = 121,378.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    321,124.60/481,541.10 = 121,378.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    321,124.60x = 481,541.10 × 121,378.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    321,124.60x = 58,448,784,560.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 58,448,784,560.46/321,124.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 182,012.79

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.