Home / 103,417.90-155,155.65-50,829.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 103,417.90, 155,155.65 and 50,829.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 103,417.90, 155,155.65 and 50,829.10 is: 76,257.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,417.90 : 155,155.65 = 50,829.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,417.90/155,155.65 = 50,829.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,417.90x = 155,155.65 × 50,829.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,417.90x = 7,886,422,049.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,886,422,049.42/103,417.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,257.80

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.