Home / 420,066.20-629,881.70-124,539.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 420,066.20, 629,881.70 and 124,539.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 420,066.20, 629,881.70 and 124,539.80 is: 186,745.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    420,066.20 : 629,881.70 = 124,539.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    420,066.20/629,881.70 = 124,539.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    420,066.20x = 629,881.70 × 124,539.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    420,066.20x = 78,445,340,941.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 78,445,340,941.66/420,066.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 186,745.19

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.